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2
From the Encryption Key options, select Text Encryption Key or Hex
Encryption Key.
3
In the Encryption Key dialog box, enter a character string or a hexadecimal
value.
Note: The following is applicable only for Nortel VPN Router release
7.05.300 and above.
When TripleDes LDAP Encryption is not enabled, the Encryption Key
value that you enter is 8 bytes—8 ASCII text characters or 16 hex
characters. When TripleDes LDAP Encryption is enabled, the
Encryption Key value that you enter is 24 bytes—24 ASCII text
characters or 48 hex characters.
4
In the Confirm Encryption Key dialog box, enter the same value from step 3.
5
Click OK.
Note: The default key is used to encrypt the passwords until a user
encryption key is entered. You can use DES or 3DES to encrypt
passwords stored in LDAP.
To change the existing encryption key for the 8 byte character string using the
CLI, enter the following command:
ldap-server encryptionkey-text <password>
To change the existing encryption key with the hexadecimal value, enter the
following command:
ldap-server encryptionkey-hex <password>
Optimizing LDAP scheduling
With the LDAP optimization scheduling option, the VPN Router administrator
can configure the time and day that the LDAP database is optimized.
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