Audit record encryption configuration settings

Use this page to enable encryption for our audit records. Encrypting our audit records ensures only a user given access to the certificate used for encryption is allowed to view the audit records.

From the admin console, click...

        Security > Security auditing > Audit record signing configuration. If Enable encryption is not selected, then all of the other fields on this page will be disabled. Encryption is not enabled by default.

Enable encryption

Specifies whether our audit records will be encrypted. This check box is not selected by default.

Audit keystore containing the encryption certificate

The audit keystore specified to store the encryption certificate.

A new keystore can be created by clicking on the New... button.

Certificate in keystore

Specifies an existing certificate will be used from the keystore specified in the Audit keystore containing the encryption certificate field. This field is selected by default. If a keystore in the security.xml file is used, the administrator role is required.

• Certificate alias

  When the Certificate in keystore field is selected, the certificate alias dropdown menu displays a list of certificate aliases contained in the keystore defined by the Audit keystore containing the encryption certificate field. Select the certificate from the dropdown menu to be used to encrypt our audit records.

Create a new certificate in the selected keystore

That a new certificate will be created in the keystore defined by the Audit keystore containing the encryption certificate field.

• Certificate alias

  When the Create a new certificate in the selected keystore is selected, the Certificate alias field is used to define the name of the certificate to be created in the keystore defined by the Audit keystore containing the encryption certificate field.

• Automatically generate certificate

  When selected, the Automatically generate certificate field specifies that the application server will automatically generate the certificate. This field is selected by default when the Create a new certificate in the selected keystore field is selected.

• Import a certificate

  When selected, the Import a certificate field specifies an existing self-signed certificate will be imported by the auditor into the keystore and used to encrypt our audit records. This field is not selected by default when the Create a new certificate in the selected keystore field is selected. The following fields need to be defined to import an existing certificate.

  • The Key file name field specifies the keystore filename containing the certificate to be imported.

  • The Path field specifies the path to the keystore file containing the certificate to be imported.

  • The Type field specifies the type of the keystore file containing the certificate to be imported.

  • The Key file password field specifies the password used to access the keystore file containing the certificate to be imported.
  • Certificate alias to import field specifies the alias of the certificate to be imported.

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Audit record signing configuration settings

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