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This appendix describes advanced configuration parameters. It includes the following sections:
A.1 Registry Keys
A.2 Environment Variables
A.1 Registry Keys
All keys are subkeys to the key:
/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Entegrity/DCE/Configuration
SEC_DEFAULT_ENTRY
This section provides information about environment variables that can be modified for use with PC-DCE.
A.2.1 Variables for Tuning sec_key_mgmt_manage_key()
You can set environment variables by opening the Control Panel, selecting the System icon and clicking the Environment Tabbed Dialog.
DCE_SEC_KEYMGMT_WAKEUP_INTERVAL
For example, on a DCE client all the daemons run under the machine/host principal hosts/hostname/self. The password for this machine principal is set so that it will never expire. So, if DCE_SEC_KEYMGMT_WAKEUP_INTERVAL is set to a value of 7200 (2 hours), all the daemons will check with their Security servers about changes in password expiration settings once every 2 hours instead of the default of every 10 minutes.
DCE_SEC_KEYMGMT_GRACE_PERIOD
Assume that the password expiration for an application server principal is set to 5 hours.
By setting the DCE_SEC_KEYMGMT_WAKEUP_INTERVAL to 10800 (3 hours) and setting DCE_SEC_KEYMGMT_GRACE_PERIOD to 300 (5 minutes), the sec_key_mgmt_manage_key() will check with the security server once every 3 hours and wake up 5 minutes before the key is due to expire.
A.2.2 Variable for Multi-homed Machines
RPC_UNSUPPORTED_NETIFS
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