Add Security Manager

Use this page to add a new security manager.

Authorized ID and Password

If the module requires credentials to connect to the external security manager, specify them here.

As with the connection path, the content and format of these fields depend on the module that you are using. For details, please see the documentation supplied with the module.

Cache limit:

If the module has a configurable cache for holding responses from the security manager, enter its maximum size in kilobytes here.

This parameter is currently ignored by the ESM Module.

Cache TTL:

If the module has a configurable cache for holding responses from the security manager, enter the maximum time in seconds that an entry in the cache can be used to satisfy requests before the details must be requeried from the security manager.

This parameter is currently ignored by the ESM Module.

Note: Enterprise Server and Directory Server also have their own configurable caches for security information. These are checked before submitting queries to the security manager module.

Configuration information

Specify any additional configuration settings that the module requires.

Connection Path:

If the module requires a connection string that tells it how to connect to the external security manager, specify it here.

The information supplied in the string and its format depend on the module that you are using. For details, please see the documentation supplied with the module.

Description

Specify a description of the security manager.

Enabled

Check this to enable this security manager. If it is disabled, it will be ignored by Directory Server and those enterprise servers that reference it.

Module

Specify the module used to access an external security manager or to implement the security rules. If you specify it with a relative path (which includes no path) it is relative to %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL\bin (Windows) or $COBDIR/etc (UNIX).

Name

Specify the name used to identify the security manager.