Centralized Encryption Management
License Server can be used for centralized management of encryption keys used by Iotellect servers to encrypt security credentials that they keep in their databases.
License Server plugin global configuration includes Encryption Keys table allowing to configure encryption keys to be used by every Iotellect Server in the managed group. This table defines:
- Activation Key used to identify a server
- Current Encryption Key already used by the server (read-only)
- New Encryption Key for the server. To install an encryption key for a new server, use Generate Random Encryption Key action of License Server plugin's global configuration context. Copy the generated key to the clipboard, add a new record to Encryption Keys table and paste the key to New Encryption Key field. Once the table is saved, the server will try to install the new key and re-encrypt all data upon next restart.
- Key Application Status is the current status of the key, either OK (installed) or Pending (installation will be attempted upon next target server's restart)
- Key Application Date is date/time when the key was installed successfully
- Last Request Date is date/time of the last key installation attempt (that is logged even if key installation was unsuccessful)
- Dry Run checkbox activates a single test encryption series
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