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Appendix C
SSL Configuration for the
LoadPIMS Web Service
Introduction
The LoadPIMS web service provides a web service interface to the
customer's automation services to programmatically load PIMS files
on the DNCS for STB activation. To secure this service on the DNCS,
the following two configuration changes have to be performed:
customer's automation services to programmatically load PIMS files
on the DNCS for STB activation. To secure this service on the DNCS,
the following two configuration changes have to be performed:
Enable SSL on the Apache web server
Setup basic authentication configuration on loadDhctService
The SSL configuration requires server key and certificates. The
certificate can be generated using the openssl utilities or the customer
can choose to provide these certificates for SSL configuration. These
configuration changes are applicable to DNCS SR 4.3.1 with Apache
server release 2.0.53.
Note: We also suggest that the same certificate key pair be utilized on
each DNCS because of the possibility of the client having to access
multiple DNCSs and the maintainability of certificate usage.
certificate can be generated using the openssl utilities or the customer
can choose to provide these certificates for SSL configuration. These
configuration changes are applicable to DNCS SR 4.3.1 with Apache
server release 2.0.53.
Note: We also suggest that the same certificate key pair be utilized on
each DNCS because of the possibility of the client having to access
multiple DNCSs and the maintainability of certificate usage.