Automatic key import feature fails to apply the new encryption keys

In a client/server environment, the latest encryption keys must be applied when you start a Datacap component. If encryption keys are not applied, you receive authentication errors.

Symptoms

In a client/server environment, when an Datacap component is started on a client computer for the first time, the component cannot communicate with the Datacap server. Authentication errors result.

Causes

This problem can occur when the automatic key import feature fails to apply the new encryption keys as expected when you start the component. This issue impedes communication between the client computer and the Datacap server.

Resolving the problem

Ensure that you imported the latest keys from the Datacap server keystore by using the documented procedure in Importing encryption keys to IBM® Datacap computers. Restart the Datacap component. If communication problems still persist, import the keys manually.

To import the keys manually, copy the dcskey.exe file from the Datacap server to the client computer. Then, run the dcskey.exe i command from the Microsoft Windows desktop, either from the Start > Run command or from a command prompt.