Starting the MobiLink server with transport-layer security

To start the MobiLink server with transport-layer security, supply the identity file and the identity password protecting the server's private key.

Securing the MobiLink server over TCP/IP and HTTPS

Use the mlsrv16 -x server option to specify an identity and an identity password. Following is a partial mlsrv16 command line (which must be written on one line):

-x protocol(
   fips={ y | n };
   identity=identity-file;
   identity_password=password;... )

protocol The protocol to use. It can be https or tls. The tls protocol is TCP/IP with TLS.
fips Indicates whether to use FIPS 140-2 certified RSA encryption. Servers using the FIPS option are compatible with clients not using the FIPS option and vice versa.
identity-file The path and file name of the identity file, which contains the server's private key, the server's certificate, and, optionally, the certificates signed by the Certificate Authority.
password The password for the server private key. You specify this password when you create the server identity.

Examples

The following example specifies the type of security (RSA), the server identity file, and the identity password protecting the server's private key on the mlsrv16 command line:

mlsrv16 -c "dsn=my_cons"
 -x tls(identity=c:\test\serv_rsa1.crt;identity_password=pwd)

The following example is similar to the previous, except that there is a space in the identity file name:

mlsrv16 -c "dsn=my_cons"
 -x "tls(identity=c:\Program Files\test\serv_rsa1.crt;identity_password=pwd)"

You can hide the command line options using a configuration file and the File Hiding utility (dbfhide). See @data mlsrv16 option.

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Starting the MobiLink server with transport-layer security

Securing the MobiLink server over TCP/IP and HTTPS

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Examples