Regenerate the Communication Key

The communication key is maintained by the Carbon Black App Control Server and used to encrypt communications with the agent when the secure communication certificate between them becomes invalid.

The communication key is regenerates automatically once per year on the anniversary of the displayed date. You can regenerate this key at any time.

Procedure

1. On the console menu, click the Configuration (gear) icon and click System Configuration.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and in the Communication Key section, click Regenerate.
   The Regenerate button is inactivated and the statement Communication key regeneration scheduled displays.
4. Refresh the screen to display the new Date Generated date-time stamp.