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System security is enforced by having credentials for IMPAX internal processes contained within encrypted password files that must be distributed to all server machines in the cluster.
IMPAX 6.5.1 sets up various user accounts for the IMPAX services. These accounts are set up with a random alphanumeric password, different for each installation. The passwords are encrypted with a key specific to the machine, and stored locally in a password file. The file cannot be copied to another system and decrypted.
To facilitate sharing information among servers, a passkey utility is used to export the password key into a portable format that can then be copied to another machine and imported. This portable file is encrypted during the export and secured with a password; the portable file is imported into another system by using the same password.
Topic number: 9302 Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Server Knowledge Base |