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Configure a DSA to Use SSL

DXserver handles SSL and TLS authentication, encryption, and decryption.

To configure a DSA to use SSL

  1. Stop the DSA.
  2. Add the following command to the settings file sourced by the DSA: 
    set ssl = {cert-dir = CertificationDirectory ca-file = CertificateAuthorityFile};
  3. Start the DSA.

You can find the default SSL settings in the file $DXHOME/config/ssld/default.dxc. If you do not set a cipher, the system uses the default ciphers. You can check the available ciphers using the console command get ciphers.

For a list of ciphers currently supported, see the section Encryption Formats for SSL.

For more information about ciphers, see the OpenSSL site.