Creating server directory entries

Adaptive Server accepts client logins and server-to-server RPCs. The address and port numbers where Adaptive Server accepts connections are configurable so you can specify multiple networks, different protocols, and alternate ports.

In the interfaces file, SSL is specified as a filter on the master and query lines, whereas security mechanisms such as DCE or Kerberos are identified with a SECMECH line. The following example shows a TLI-based entry for an Adaptive Server using SSL in a UNIX environment:

An entry for an Adaptive Server with SSL and DCE security mechanisms on UNIX might look like:

SYBSRV1
    master tli tcp /dev/tcp \x00020abc123456780000000000000000 ssl
    query tli tcp /dev/tcp \x00020abc123456780000000000000000 ssl
    master tli tcp /dev/tcp \x00020abd123456780000000000000000
    SECMECH 1.3.6.1.4.897.4.6.1

An entry for the server with SSL and Kerberos security mechanisms on NT might look like:

[SYBSRV2]
    query=nlwnsck, 18.52.86.120,2748,ssl
    master=nlwnsck 18.52.86.120,2748,ssl
    master=nlwnsck 18.52.86.120,2749
    secmech=1.3.6.1.4.897.4.6.6

The SECMECH lines for SYBSRV1 and SYBSRV2 in the examples contain an object identifier (OID) that refers to security mechanisms DCE and Kerberos, respectively. The OID values are defined in:

In these examples, the SSL security service is specified on port number 2748(0x0abc).

NoteThe use of SSL concurrently with a SECMECH security mechanism is intended to facilitate migration from SECMECHs to SSL security.