Select the Database tab of the Configuration page to configure the database connection
Mandatory: Yes
Driver
The driver for connecting to the database.
Driver | Database Management System |
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oracle | Oracle SQL |
postgres | PostgreSQL |
sqlserver | Microsoft SQL Server |
See Database requirements for the supported DBMS versions.
Mandatory: Yes.
JDBC URL
The JDBC URL to connect to the database when Driver is oracle. For example, to connect with a database hosted in multiple Oracle nodes:
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(LOAD_BALANCE=yes)(FAILOVER=on)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=host1.domain.com)(PORT=1521))(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=host2.domain.com)(PORT=1521)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=ServiceName)))Do not include the following prefix in the parameter value:
jdbc:oracle:thin:@Mandatory: database connection settings support the following combinations.
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Host
The IP address or hostname of the database host.
Mandatory: database connection settings support the following combinations.
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Port
The TCP port where the database listens.
Mandatory: database connection settings support the following combinations.
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Database name
The same value assigned to the DBNAME parameter when Setting the variables of the Validation Authority database scripts.
Mandatory: database connection settings support the following combinations.
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OCSP Responder User
The same user identifier assigned to the OCSPRESPONDER_DB_USER parameter when Setting the variables of the Validation Authority database scripts.
Mandatory: Yes.
OCSP Responder password
The same password assigned to the OCSPRESPONDER_DB_PASSWORD parameter when Setting the variables of the Validation Authority database scripts.
Mandatory: Yes.
Status Feeder User
The same user identifier assigned to the STATUSFEEDER_DB_USER parameter when Setting the variables of the Validation Authority database scripts.
Mandatory: Yes.
Status Feeder password
The same password assigned to the STATUSFEEDER_DB_PASSWORD parameter when Setting the variables of the Validation Authority database scripts.
Mandatory: Yes.
Max connections
The number of maximum concurrent database connections. as an integer equal to or greater than 1.
Since three internal services of Validation Authority utilize this value, the database must support at least three times the maximum concurrent connections set by this parameter.
Mandatory: Yes.
Connection timeout
The timeout for database connections.
Mandatory: No. This optional value defaults to 5 seconds.
SSL mode
to enable SSL security in the database connection; 
otherwise.
The option is for testing environments only.
Mandatory: Yes.
SSL validation certificate
The CA certificate for validating the database SSL certificate.
As explained in Database SSL certificate, the SSL certificate for the database host must include the IP address or FQDN of the host.
Mandatory: When SSL mode is enable, and Driver is postgres or sqlserver. See the following table for details.
Driver | SSL mode | SSL validation certificate |
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postgres | enabled | Click Select Files to import a file containing this certificate in PEM format and Base64 encoding. |
oracle | enabled | Use the Oracle utilities to set this certificate. |
sqlserver | enabled | Click Select Files to import a file containing this certificate in PEM format and Base64 encoding. |