Activating File-Based Encryption and Decryption

B2B Integration : Managing File Transfers with ActiveTransfer : Managing ActiveTransfer Server : Specifying Encryption Settings : Activating File-Based Encryption and Decryption

File-based encryption enables you to store files on your drive in a format that cannot be read outside of ActiveTransfer. Encrypted files are decrypted only if they are transferred back through ActiveTransfer using the same key that was used to encrypt them.

ActiveTransfer Server encrypts and decrypts files instream rather than after the file is fully transferred.

To activate file-based encryption and decryption

1. In My webMethods: Administration > Integration > Managed File Transfer > Server Management.

2. Select the server instance. For details, see Selecting the Instance to Work With.

3. Click the Encryption tab.

4. In the File-Based Encryption section, do the following:

a. Click Activate.

b. In the Public PGP Key Location box, specify the file path to the public PGP key (for example, “C:\keylocation” on Windows and “/usr/keylocation” on UNIX).

Note:

You can use the wm.mft.security.pgp:generatePGPKeyFiles service to generate an OpenPGP key pair. For details, see webMethods ActiveTransfer Built-In Services Reference.

5. In the File-Based Decryption section, do the following:

a. Click Activate.

b. In the Private PGP Key Location box, specify the file path to the private PGP key (for example, “C:\keylocation” on Windows and “/usr/keylocation” on UNIX).

c. In the Private PGP Key Password box, enter the password for the private PGP key.

Note:

You can use the wm.mft.security.pgp:generatePGPKeyFiles service to generate an OpenPGP key pair. For details, see webMethods ActiveTransfer Built-In Services Reference.

6. Click Save.

You can deactivate file-based encryption or decryption at any time by clicking Deactivate.

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