Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Click the Authentication tab

12 SMI Agent Configuration Tool

Enabling or disabling CIM client and indication mutual authentication

When you enable client mutual authentication, all CIM client and indication requests to the SMI Agent must pass credentials (KeyStore and TrustStore) to validate the requests. The KeyStore file provides the credentials and the TrustStore file verifies the credentials. When you enable indication mutual authentication, both the CIM client and the CIMOM server maintain the TrustStore files.

The CIM client KeyStore file sends credentials to be validated by the CIMOM server TrustStrore file for any communication from the CIM client to the CIMOM server and the CIMOM server KeyStore file sends credentials to be validated by the CIM client TrustStrore file for any communication from the CIMOM server to the CIM client

To enable or disable CIM client and indication mutual authentication, complete the following steps.

1.Click the Authentication tab.

FIGURE 150 Authentication tab

2.Select the Enable Client Mutual Authentication check box, as needed.

If the check box is checked, CIM client mutual authentication is enabled. If the check box is clear (default), client mutual authentication is disabled.

3.Select the Enable Indication Mutual Authentication check box, as needed.

If the check box is checked, indication mutual authentication is enabled. If the check box is clear (default), indication mutual authentication is disabled.

4.Click Apply.

NOTE

Changes on this tab take effect after the next CIMOM server restart.

NOTE

You can only restart the server using the Server Management Console (Start > Programs > Management_Application_Name 12.X.X > Server Management Console).

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