About the Admin Tool

When you start the Secure+ Admin Tool and open a parameter file, the panel displays all node records that are defined in the parameter file including a summary of the attributes for each node, unless you have filtered the records by node name using Options on the Edit menu.

The following table describes the fields that are displayed on the Secure+ Admin Tool: Main Screen, including field descriptions and valid values for each field.

Field Name Field Description Valid Values
LC Line Command. For more information, see Node Record Maintenance.

U = Update node

I = Insert node

H = View History

V = View node

D = Delete node

CL = Clone node

Node Name Displays the node record name. Node name
Type Displays the current record type.

L = local node record

R = remote node record

A = alias record
Note: Alias is valid only for remote records.
Secure+ Protocol

Displays the Secure+ protocol used.

(With version 6.4 SSL, TLS1.0 and TLS1.1 protocols won’t be available for selection. However, it will continue supporting these protocols for already existing Connect:Direct Secure Plus Parameter files)

Disabled

* =default to local node

SSL

TLSV10

TLSV11

TLSV12

TLSV13

Override Displays the status of Override.

Enabling Override in a remote node record allows values specified in the COPY statement or the PROCESS statement to override values set in the remote node record. For more information, see Override Settings in IBM® Connect:Direct® Processes.

Y = enabled

N = disabled

* = default to local node

Encryption Indicates if data encryption is enabled. Y = enabled

N = disabled

* = default to local node

External Auth Identifies whether external authentication is enabled for the node.

For more information, see Adding a Remote Node Record for the External Authentication Server

Y = enabled

N = disabled

* = default to local node

Client Auth Identifies whether client authentication is enabled for the node. Y = enabled

N = disabled

* = default to local node

Cipher Suite Selection Select Cipher selection panel

Manual

Extended

Note: Support for SSLv3.0, TLSV1.0 and TLSV1.1 protocols will be removed in future release.