Requesting Federation Information from Admin Node

This is the process of requesting the encrypted federation info from the admin node. The response from the admin is in encrypted message that instructs other members on how to join the federation The federation key is short lived and must be generated for each new node joining the federation.

Now that we have set up our federation, we need to create a Password and then get Encrypted Federation Information to share with users that wish to join our federation. Right click on the Federation icon and select Get Encrypted Federation Info. Depending on your Federation backend you will be presented with an option for AWS or NATS.

Requesting AWS Federation Information

Select Get Encrypted Federation Info, and the following screen will appear:

Provide the information requested for Federation Rest Host and create a password for the federation and populate Federation Info Password, select ENCRYPT, at which time Encrypted Federation Info will display the federation info in an password encrypted form to be shared with other user that the admin wants to invite to the federation. Please note that this encrypted federation information cannot be reused. If you want to invite multiple users, this step needs to be repeated for each user.

Get Encrypted Federation Information

Federation Rest Host

Enter the name of the server hosting SymetryML.

Federation Info Password

Create a password to be utilized by the federation being created.

Federation Info Valid Lifespan (Hours)

Lifespan of Federation Info created (default: 2 hours)

Federation Info

Once Federation Rest Host and Federation Info are populated, select ENCRYPT, and an encrypted federation information will be generated.

The Federation Info Password and Encrypted Federation Info will be required by other parties to join the federation. Store this information in a safe place.

Requesting NATS Federation Information