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About HTTPS Security
About OVO Security
About Network Security
HTTPS 1.1 based communication is the communication technology used
by HP for OpenView products and allows applications to exchange data
between heterogeneous systems.
HP OpenView’s HTTPS communication, through application of the
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, uses authentication to validate who
can access data, and encryption to secure data exchange. Now that
businesses are sending and receiving transactions across the Internet
and private intranets more than ever before, security and authentication
assume an especially important role.
HP OpenView’s HTTPS communication meets this goal through
established industry standards. The HTTP protocol and SSL encryption
and authentication ensure data integrity and privacy:
❏ By default, data is compressed, ensuring that data is not transmitted
in clear text format, even for non-SSL connections.
❏ All remote messages arrive through the Communication Broker,
providing a single port entry to the node.
❏ You may specify a restricted bind port range for use in configuring
firewalls.
❏ When sending messages, files or objects, you may configure one or
more standard HTTP proxies to cross a firewall or reach a remote
system.
For further information about HTTPS security in OVO, refer to the OVO
HTTPS-Agent Concepts and Configuration Guide.
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