Bigfix client SSL

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How to check if AIX bigfix agent uses SSL communication?

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I tested this on our Mac devices, but curl is supported on a variety of operating systems, so you can try.

curl -v -k -L -X get "https://YOUR_BIGFIX_SERVER:52311"

The result will indicate whether or not the connection was made via SSL.

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I can state that it does, but if you’d like to check/confirm, you can review the Client’s log (/var/opt/BESClient/__BESData/__Global/Logs) and look for lines like:

RegisterOnce: Attempting secure registration with…
followed by:
Registered with url 'https... (note the HTTPS)

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