STS Client Key (for database server)
- Last Updated: October 29, 2020
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- OpenEdge
- Version 12.2
- Documentation
In order for your OpenEdge database to use the Authentication Gateway, it must have an STS client key that corresponds to an STS Server Key from the STS server. If you have not previously created an STS Server key, follow the steps at STS server key configuration.
If your database and STS server are not running on the same machine, copy the oests-key.ecp file from the STS server machine to the database server machine.
Install an STS client key
After you have an STS server key, create a client key with stskeyutil as shown:
The value of STS-URL must match exactly
what is stored in the database from the stsurlutil command). You are prompted for the same password entered
when you created the STS Server key.
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Specify the location of the STS server key with -file
keystore-dir.
By default, the hashed key is placed in %DLC%/keys.
Note: You can specify a different path with
-keystorepath. You CANNOT move the client key file to a different
machine or different OpenEdge installation, even if it's on the same
machine.Testing the key
You can run
stsclientutil ping to validate
that the key is validated on the STS side, using the exact same URL, as shown:
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