Encryption (Nici) - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

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21.1.3 Encryption (NICI)

The Novell International Cryptography Infrastructure (NICI) is the cryptography service for Novell
eDirectory, Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS), Novell Certificate Server, Novell
SecretStore, and TLS/SSL.
Key Features
NICI includes the following key features:
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Industry standards: It implements the recognized industry standards.
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Certified: It is FIPS-140-1 certified on selected platforms.
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Cross-platform support: It is available on both OES platforms.
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Governmental export and import compliance: It has cryptographic interfaces that are
exportable from the U.S. and importable into other countries with government-imposed
constraints on the export, import, and use of products that contain embedded cryptographic
mechanisms.
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Secure and tamper-resistant architecture: The architecture uses digital signatures to implement
a self-verification process so that consuming services are assured that NICI has not been
modified or tampered with when it is initialized.
Never Delete the NICI Configuration Files
In the early days of NICI development, some NICI problems could be solved only by deleting the
NICI configuration files and starting over. The issues that required this were solved years ago, but as
is often the case, the practice persists, and some administrators attempt to use this as a remedy when
they encounter a NICI problem.
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