How to configure the cipher strength in Remote Manager

  • 7009398
  • 20-Sep-2011
  • 27-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 3

Situation

The cipher strength in remote manager needs to be configurable.

Resolution

As of the April maintenance release for OES the cipher strength is configurable.

To set the cipher strength modify the /etc/opt/novell/httpstkd.conf file and add or uncomment the cipher line.  The syntax would be:

cipher level

The possible levels are:

all               Allows any negotiated encryption level.  This is the default value.
low             Allows less than 56-bit encryption.
medium     Allows 56-bit up to 112-bit encryption.
high            Allows 112-bit or greater encryption.

Once the level has been set httpstkd needs to be restarted.  This can be done by running rcnovell-httpstkd restart.

Additional Information

This functionality should be available in novell-nrm-2.01-0.14 and newer.