Security policy options
Optionally, with some of the typical security policies, security flags can be changed to change security behavior without invalidating the policy. Mandatory and optional security flags for each typical security policy details the mandatory and optional security flag settings for each of the typical security policies. Refer to the key below to interpret the information in the table.
Table key
| Table Item | Description |
|---|---|
| ✔ | The security flag must be set. If cleared, the security policy is invalidated. |
| ✖ | The security flag must be cleared. If set, the security policy is invalidated. |
| Optional. Setting or clearing the security flag will not invalidate the security policy. |
Refer to Security flags for descriptions of the flag values referenced in the table below.
Mandatory and optional security flags for each typical security policy
| Security policy | a | c | d | e | i | l | n | N | p | t | u | U | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKCS#11 Compatibility Mode | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ||||||||
| SafeNet Default Mode | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| FIPS Mode | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Entrust Compliant Mode 11 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |||||
| Entrust Compliant Mode 22 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |||||
| Netscape Compliant Mode | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |||||
| Restricted Mode | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
1 When using Entrust Authority version 5.x
2 When using Entrust Authority version 6.x and Entrust Security Manager version 7.x
