Secure Consul

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For security reasons, SEAL Systems strongly recommends configuring the TLS encryption.

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Configure the TLS Encryption

The connection to Consul is secured by the TLS certificate located in the C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\tls directory. That means that after you have replaced the self-signed certificate enclosed in delivery by your own certificate in Secure the SEAL Operator Services the connection to Consul has already been secured.

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Specify the CA Certificate (If Available)

This step is only required if your certificate contains a CA certificate. If the certificate exists, it is checked for validity when the connection is established.

1. Open the Consul configuration file:

   C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\consul.json
   

2. Insert the following lines in the first level, for example, above acl_datacenter:

   {
     "ca_file": "C:\\ProgramData\\SEAL Systems\\config\\tls\\ca.pem",
     "verify_outgoing": true,
     "acl_datacenter": "dc1",
   ...
   }
   

   Caution - JSON structure

   Pay attention to keep the JSON structure in the Consul configuration file! For further information, refer to http://json.org/json-de.html.

3. Save the configuration file.

4. Restart the following service:

   • seal-consul-agent

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Next Step

Continue with: Secure MongoDB

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