User Manual Q&AAnswer
Sep 28, 2025 - 04:14 PM
To enable and configure the Security Enhancements features in ALTAIR Monarch Server for enhanced data protection, follow these steps:
1. **Web Services Security Certificates:**
- Install the required certificate on all machines running the services.
- Use the Monarch Server Configurator to set the default URI scheme to SecuredHTTP and a unique port.
- Edit configuration files as specified in the user guide.
- Restart the Config and Agent Services of Monarch Server.
2. **Database Server Protection with Encrypted Index Values:**
- Encrypt string index values using the AES encryption algorithm for higher data protection.
- Selectively encrypt index values via the index field.
- Use the Database Encryptor application to decrypt or encrypt index values.
3. **Key Generation:**
- Generate keys for data encryption and decryption using the Key Generation application.
- Store keys in a dedicated directory accessible only to the user account under which Monarch Server services run.
- Generate keys for AES128, AES256, Rijndael, Blowfish, DES, RSA, and DSA encryption algorithms.
4. **Encrypting and Decrypting Existing Data:**
- Use the Database Encryptor application to encrypt or decrypt already loaded data, such as index values, on the system.
- Configure database parameters and specify fields to be encrypted or decrypted.
By following these steps and referring to the ALTAIR Monarch Server Security Enhancements Guide for detailed instructions, you can effectively enable and configure the Security Enhancements features to enhance data protection in your Monarch Server system.
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