Protecting Agent Processes On Linux; Protecting Trusted Applications - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

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85.5 Protecting Agent Processes on Linux

On Linux, the GroupWise agents are installed to run as the
configuration. Immediately after installation, you should set up a non-
as, as described in "Running the Linux GroupWise Agents As a Non-root
GroupWise Agents" in the

85.6 Protecting Trusted Applications

Trusted applications are third-party programs that can log in to POAs and Internet Agents in order to
access GroupWise mailboxes. For background information, see
Applications," on page 74.
Trusted applications log in to GroupWise agents by using trusted application keys that are created
when the trusted application is created. It is essential that these keys are protected and not allowed to
become public. Steps you can take to protect trusted application keys include:
Associating the trusted application key with a single IP address whenever possible
Reviewing third-party log files for sensitive data such as the key before sharing them with
others
Not sharing trusted application keys with others for any reason
Removing old keys that are no longer needed
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