Install certificates for communication with the Event Server

You can encrypt the two-way connection between the Event Server and the components that communicate with the Event Server, including the LPR Server. When you enable encryption on the Event Server, it applies to connections from all the components that connect to the Event Server. Before you enable encryption, you must install security certificates on the Event Server and all connecting components.

When the Event Server communication is encrypted, this applies to all communication with that Event Server. That is, only one mode is supported at a time, either http or https, but not at the same time.

Encryption applies to every service hosted in the Event Server, including Transact, Maps, GisMap, and Intercommunication.

Before you enable encryption in the Event Server, all clients (Smart Client and Management Client) and the XProtect LPR plug-in must be updated to at least version 2022 R1.
HTTPS is only supported if every component is updated to at least version 2022 R1.

Creation of the certificates is the same as described in these sections, depending on the certificate environment:

Enable XProtect Event Server encryption

After the certificate is installed, you can enable it to be used with all communication with the Event Server.

After all clients are updated to at least version 2022 R1, you can enable encryption on the Event Server.

You can encrypt the two-way connection between the event server and the components that communicate with the event server, including the LPR Server.

When you configure encryption for a server group, it must either be enabled with a certificate belonging to the same CA certificate or, if the encryption is disabled, then it must be disabled on all computers in the server group.

  • A server authentication certificate is trusted on the computer that hosts the event server

First, enable encryption on the event server.

Steps:

  1. On a computer with an event server installed, open the Server Configurator from:

    • The Windows Start menu

    or

    • The Event Server by right-clicking the Event Server icon on the computer task bar

  2. In the Server Configurator, under Event server and add-ons, turn on Encryption.

  3. Click Select certificate to open a list with unique subject names of certificates that have a private key and that are installed on the local computer in the Windows Certificate Store.

  4. Select a certificate to encrypt communication between the event server and related add-ons.

    5. Select Details to view Windows Certificate Store information about the selected certificate.

    The encryption tab in the Server Configurator with enabled encyption and installed certificates.

  5. Click Apply.

To complete the enabling of encryption, the next step is to update the encryption settings on each related extension LPR Server.