Setting the Cryptographic Policy

AppViewX enforces a SFTP-based cryptographic policy for protection of sensitive data. Ciphers are used for performing any file operations within AppViewX's functionality and to communicate with devices added in AppViewX.

To set the cryptographic policy:

  1. To access the navigation pane, in the top-left corner of the screen, hover the mouse pointer over the icon.
  2. From the menu displayed, click Settings.

  3. On the Settings page, from the navigation pane on the left, click General.
  4. Under General settings, click Advanced.

    The Settings :: Advanced Settings page is displayed.

  5. In the SFTP Cryptographic Policy section, enter the following details:
    Field Description
    Key Exchange Algorithms Algorithms used to exchange keys for a successful handshake between the client and the server.
    Cipher parameters Parameters to encrypt the connection between the client and the server.
    HMAC parameters Parameters to ensure that the received message is intact and not tampered during its delivery from the client to the server and vice versa.
    Connection retry limit Number of attempts to retry establishing a connection between the client and the server.
  6. Click Save.