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Certificate Data Store to Replace Key Databases

In previous releases, a key database (smkeydatabase) stored private key/certificate pairs and standalone certificates. These keys and certificates are used for signing, verification, encryption, and decryption functions. Each federation system in the deployment accessed a local version of the smkeydatabase.

Release r12.5 replaces the multiple, local smkeydatabases with a single certificate data store. By default, the certificate data store is automatically configured and co–located with the data store. All systems that share a common view into the same store have access to all certificates and keys in the environment.

For more information, see the Federation Manager Guide.