Edit Communications Process

Use this page to change configurable attributes of a communications process.

To access this page:

1. On the Listeners screen, in the Communications process area, click Edit.

Control Channel Address

Specify the network address used by the communications process to accept incoming client requests. The format is:

protocol:ip-address:port

where:

• protocol is tcp.
• ip-address is either the text host name or IP address of the communications process. An asterisk (*) indicates that the address is dynamically assigned for the communications process when it starts.
• port is the port value. An asterisk (*) indicates that the port is dynamically assigned for the communications process when it starts.

If this network address is not unique in the repository, this may cause communications process startup problems.

Secure Sockets Layer

Check this to enable Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL), which provides encrypted communication between server and client applications and authentication of online entities.

Note: Passphrases for communication processes certificates must be provided in the communication process configuration file (mf-server.dat). See To Configure the Passphrase in a File in the chapter Setting Up Secure Communications.

In order for MFDS to be able to communicate with MFCS via TLS (SSL), MFDS must have the environment variable MFDS_server_CAROOT where server is the name of the Enterprise Server instance. The environment variable specifies the full file path of the CA root certificate used to sign the control channel's certificates.

Certificate

Specify the absolute path and filename for your server certificate - for example, srvcert.pem. The server certificate proves your identity to people you communicate with online and enables them to send you data in encrypted form.

Keyfile

Specify the absolute path and filename for your private key file - for example, srvkey.pem. The private key is used to decrypt encrypted data you receive.

Server CA Root Certificate

This is the absolute file path to the CA root certificate used to sign the control channel's certificates.

Note: MFDS requires this to enable it to communicate with MFCS via TLS (SSL). If the MFDS_server_CAROOT environment variable has been specified then it takes precedence over the Server CA Root Certificate value.

Configuration Information

Optional, specify textual configuration information that determines the start-up and run-time behavior of the communications process. You cannot change this field if the enterprise server has a status of "Started". For details of the valid entries, see Editing Communications Settings in the chapter Configuring Client-Server Communications.