{"id":2608,"date":"2021-08-06T22:36:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.itslav.nu\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2021-08-06T22:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:36:30","slug":"encrypted-traffic-between-check_mk-server-and-client","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogg.itslav.nu\/?p=2608","title":{"rendered":"Encrypted traffic between Check_MK server and client&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article gone describe how to configure Check_MK agent to communicated encrypted via internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Client config<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the client edit the file<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\/etc\/check_mk\/encryption.cfg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a sample output of the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ENCRYPTED=yes<br>PASSPHRASE=&#8217;super-secret-password-example-321&#8242;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Server config<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Check_MK GUI go to <strong>Setup > Agent Access Rules > Encryption (Linux, Windows)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Input a name for the rule. Enter the password and specify witch host this should apply on. You can do the rules in different ways. This is just describes the basics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below image shows the config in GUI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/blogg.itslav.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/check-mk-agent-encryption-rule-setup-1024x516.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogg.itslav.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/check-mk-agent-encryption-rule-setup-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogg.itslav.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/check-mk-agent-encryption-rule-setup-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/blogg.itslav.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/check-mk-agent-encryption-rule-setup-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/blogg.itslav.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/check-mk-agent-encryption-rule-setup-1536x774.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogg.itslav.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/check-mk-agent-encryption-rule-setup-2048x1032.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for reading hope it helps someone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article gone describe how to configure Check_MK agent to communicated encrypted via internet. 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