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Generate the security key to encrypt data

Generate the security key for the system that protects all sensitive data between Client and Server by encrypting the data.

  1. Navigate to System > System settings > System > Security key.

    The Security key dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select either of the following for Key storage.

    • Internal: Displays the default key. You can generate the new key by clicking Generate and Save.

    • External: You can specify the process maps to save the security key to the external storage or retrieve the security key from the external storage.

      You must only specify synchronous process maps.

      Save key process

      On the Save key process list, specify the process to save the security key to the external storage. You can either select an existing process or create a new process.

      • If you select an existing process, make sure the process has one initialization variable for the key.

      • To create a new process, click Create new process. A pop-up window is displayed. Enter the name for the new process and click Save. The process is created with one initialization variable for the key. The process is available in the Business process list.

        If the process has no initialization variable, the following message appears: The process must have one initialization variable of type string.

      Retrieve key process

      Similarly, on the Retrieve key process list, specify the process to retrieve the key.

      The process must have one output variable for the key. If the process has no output variable, the following message appears: The process must have one output variable of type string.

      The process that is used to retrieve the external security key cannot use a secure server variable.

  3. Click Generate and Save.

    The currently encrypted data such as a secure server variable is decrypted and re-encrypted.