Disabling PQC

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Disable PQC on IVD servers or clients by setting PQC_DISABLED and updating the configuration or environment.

Disabling PQC on IVD Server
  1. Disable PQC Mode: Set the ibm-slapdPQCMode property in cn=Configuration to PQC_DISABLED
    Example: Disabling PQC Server Mode 
    /opt/ibm/ldap/V11.0.1/bin/idsldapmodify -h <hostname> -p <port> -D <adminDN> -w <admin_password> -i pqcServerDisable.ldif
    Contents of pqcServerDisable.ldif: 
    dn: cn=Configuration
changetype: modify
replace: ibm-slapdPQCMode
ibm-slapdPQCMode: PQC_DISABLED
  2. Restart the server after making the change
Disabling PQC for IVD Client
  1. Set the PQC environment variable: Configure LDAP_OPT_PQC_MODE to PQC_DISABLED
    • On AIX and Linux: export LDAP_OPT_PQC_MODE=PQC_DISABLED
    • On Windows: set LDAP_OPT_PQC_MODE=PQC_DISABLED
  2. Run client utilities from the same console after configuring the PQC option