SSL Encryption

  • Hello All,

    I have setup replication between 2 SQL Server 2000 (W2K SP2, SQL 2000 SP3). Replication works fine but now I want to encrypt the communication between the Publisher\Distributer (Server A) and the client (ServerB). I have used Microsoft Certificate Server to generate a certificate for Server A using its FQDN, I have also ensured that Server B trusts the issuer of the certificate. I ran SETCERT.EXE and selected the certificate I had just imported. I then used the Server Network Utility on Server A to force encryption and successfully restarted the SQL Server service on Server A. So far so good until I actually have a look at the TCP/IP streams between Server A and Server B and I can clearly see Distribution jobs from Server A pushing data to Server B. No encrypted traffic!!! I have also tried a test certificate from Verisign with exactly the same results.

    Can anyone shed any light please?

    Cheers

    Chris

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  • When you look at the network trace, do you the certificate go across at all?

    K. Brian Kelley

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  • quote:


    When you look at the network trace, do you the certificate go across at all?


    I don't see any communication in clear text that would suggest the certificate is being used. I have tested this on two machines one with the the Trusted CA and one without. I would expect to encrypted data on one and SSL failures on the other, but they both work but don't encrypt.

    Cheers

    Chris

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