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How to Create a GroupWise Trusted Application Key

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This article refers to the Barracuda Message Archiver firmware version 5.0 or higher, and Novell® GroupWise® versions 6.5, 6.5.3, 7.0, 8.0, 2012, and 2014.

A Trusted Application Key is created at the Domain database level. To create this key, you need the following:

  • An application capable of creating the Trusted Application Key such as the GroupWiseavailable on the USERS > Client Downloads page of the Barracuda Message Archiver
  • Administrator access to the GroupWise wpdomain.db database
  • Administrator privileges to the Domain object within eDirectory

As with the majority of GroupWise administration, information is written to the Domain database, which is then propagated throughout the system. Information is replicated to other Domain databases which in turn push this information to the Post Office database. Therefore, it is critical when creating a Trusted Application Key that all Domains are communicating and show OPEN status in the Message Transfer Agents (MTAs).

Note that propagation of the Trusted Application Key to the Post Office database is based on the size of the GroupWise system; allow the Trusted Application Key to fully propagate before attempting to log in.

Name the Trusted Application Key for the Barracuda Message Archiver

You must name the Trusted Application Key Barracuda_IMAP

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Validate the Trusted Application

If the application is having difficulty running, or if the Trusted Application Key does not generate properly, review the Post Office Agent (POA) log files for the Post Office database you are trying to access using the Trusted Application Key. Locate the log entry for the login attempt:
TRUSTED APP login attempt

If the login attempt fails, there may have been issues encountered during the creation of the Trusted Application Key. Use the following steps to troubleshoot the Trusted Application Key:

  1. Validate that the key lists the Trusted Application Key in eDirectory. The actual key is a 64-byte alpha-numeric string, for example:
    B346A421039D0000803225001F008000B346A422039D0000803225001F008000
    If the key does not look similar to this example, or if it contains non alpha-numeric characters, such as special_char.png, it is likely due to insufficient rights to the domain object in eDirectory when creating the object. 
  2. If the key structure is valid, it may be that the key credentials did not propagate to the Post Office database; perform a database rebuild on the Post Office database, and restart the POA. 
  3. The SINGLE-SIGNON setting on the Novell Client can also cause issues with the Trusted Application Key. If this property is activated, then the Trusted Application Key cannot log in to any account on the server unless the workstation is authenticated to eDirectory using that same account. If you can run the application when using the same GroupWise account as the account with which you are logged into eDirectory but you cannot access any other accounts, then run the GroupWise Client on the station and ensure that Single Sign-On is turned off.
  4. If you are still unable to log in, delete the TRUSTED APP from ConsoleOne and regenerate using the GroupWise Trusted Application Key Maker available from the USERS > Client Downloads page in the Barracuda Message Archiver.

Locate the Trusted Application Key

If the Trusted Application Key is not properly regenerating in ConsoleOne, use the following steps to delete the Trusted Application Key from the eDirectory Configuration Container of the GroupWise POA:

  1. To locate your Trusted Application Key, launch ConsoleOne, and then locate the Group Wise Node object.
  2. Right-click on the GW POA object, and select Properties.
  3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Other tab.
  4. Under Attributes, expand the tree under Trusted Application Key:
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