Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.5, User Manual

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pcAnywhere also raises the algorithm levels if the one of the computers is using
a lower level.
For example, if the host encryption level is configured for pcAnywhere encoding
and the remote encryption level is configured for symmetric encryption,
pcAnywhere automatically raises the encryption level on the host to symmetric.
If either the host computer or the remote computer is running pcAnywhere 11.0.x
or earlier and the encryption levels or algorithms do not match, pcAnywhere
attempts to lower the encryption level on the computer that is using the higher
level to match the encryption level on the computer that is using the lower level.
You can configure pcAnywhere to deny the connection instead.
To encrypt your sessions through pcAnywhere CrossPlatform
1 In the pcAnywhere CrossPlatform main window, on the File menu, click
Connect.
2
In the pcAnywhere CrossPlatform secondary window, click Advanced.
3
In the Advanced Options window, under Encryption, in the Level list, select
one of the following:
■
None
■
pcAnywhere encoding
■
Symmetric
4
In the Algorithm list, select one of the following:
■
RC4
■
AES
This option is only available if you select symmetric encryption.
5 In the Key length list, select the appropriate key level.
This option is only available if you select symmetric encryption.
6
To refuse a connection with a host that is running a previous version of
pcAnywhere and using a lower level of encryption, check Deny lower
encryption.
7 To refuse a connection with a host that uses a different algorithm for
symmetric encryption, check Deny alternate algorithm.
8 Click OK.
253 Connecting across multiple platforms
Securing connections through pcAnywhere CrossPlatform