Specifying Encryption and Decryption Options for a User

B2B Integration : Managing File Transfers with ActiveTransfer : Managing Users and User Groups : Specifying Encryption and Decryption Options for a User

You can define specific file-based encryption and decryption PGP keys for an individual user. These settings will override any encryption assignments set in the template associated with the user. When encrypted, files are stored on a user’s 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.

You can apply the same settings to user groups (User Management > Users > Group) and (User Management > Users > Role) roles.

To specify encryption and decryption options for a user

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

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

3. Select the user from the list of users.

4. Click the Encryption tab.

5. In the File-Based Encryption section, specify the path to the public PGP key in the Public PGP Key Location box (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.

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

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

b. 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.

7. Click Save.

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