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Identification and Encryption settings

Setting

Description

Identification

Configured

Allows the device to use the Identification service when selecting the Yes check box or prohibits the device to use the Identification service (this disables all the other fields and properties).

Keep connection alive

Keeps the TCP connection alive to communicate to the ID device:

  • Checked (Yes): Allows pulsing to occur between the ID device and the Identification service; the TCP socket connection stays open and connected until you log out, times out, ends the current session, or the ID device terminates its connection.
  • Unchecked: Drops its connection to the ID device after it receives the data packet.

Port Number

The Port number that the ShareScan Manager listens to for ID device (client) connections. The default value is 9425.

ShareScan Manager and the ID device should be configured for the same port.

Accept UserID only requests from External Services

Allows the device to accept User IDs provided by external services, for example Uniflow, as valid authentication means.

Encryption

Type

Enables encryption for your Identification service, if appropriate:

  • None: Passes credentials to ShareScan without encryption. Not recommended.
  • TripleDES: Enables you to encrypt the information from the application that is supplying the credentials to ShareScan. You can do this by creating an encryption key that you store on the computer where the Manager is running and on the ID device.

Path

Set the path for the encryption type to the eCopyKey.txt file. This file contains the key specified in the Key field. The ID device should have a copy of this file and use the same key if encryption is TripleDES. It specifies a path to the storage destination for the encryption key on the device where the Manager is running.

Key

Generates the encryption key and stores it in the eCopyKey.txt file. You must manually copy this file to the device. If you regenerate the key, you must copy the new key to the device. The TripleDES key is used for encryption. Click the button on the far right side of the Key field value area to generate a key.

If the key value is changed, the ID device should take a new eCopyKey.txt file and use the new value for TripleDES encryption.

All devices that use Identification Services and are managed by the same Manager must use the same encryption key. After generating a key for the first device, when you configure subsequent devices you must select the same path you selected for the first device. ShareScan automatically recognizes the key file that is already in the storage destination.

Enable for all Devices

Enabled

Enables the service for all devices when selecting the Yes check box next to Enabled setting or disables the service for all devices.