Cryptography configuration settings

Starting in version 12.0, the Security > Cryptography section in Cognos Configuration is reorganized to better highlight the properties that must be configured when a third-party Certificate Authority (CA) is used. As a result, the locations of several cryptography properties have moved. In addition, one cryptography property is no longer required.

The affected properties and their old and new locations are listed in the following table:

Cognos Configuration – Old location (version 11.2.4)	Cognos Configuration – New location (version 12.0.0)
Cryptography > Cognos > Confidentiality algorithm	Cryptography > Confidentiality algorithm
Cryptography > Cognos > PDF Confidentiality algorithm	Cryptography > PDF Confidentiality algorithm
Cryptography > Cognos > Supported ciphersuites	Cryptography > Supported ciphersuites
Cryptography > Signing key pair algorithm	Cryptography > Cognos > Signing key pair algorithm
Cryptography > Cognos > Use third party CA	Not required in version 12.0

Note: The Use third party CA property is not required in version 12.0, as the steps to configure a third-party Certificate Authority has changed. For more information, see Enable the external certificate authority (CA).

Note: If you used a third-party Certificate Authority in a previous release, then upgraded to Cognos Analytics 12.0, you can continue to use the third-party Certificate Authority. During the upgrade process, the Security > Cryptography > my _third_party_CA node will be automatically configured from the previous configuration.

For more information, see Configuring cryptographic settings.