You can encrypt communication among the various Infrastructure Management components. To enable encryption, make the appropriate settings in the following locations
The cell's configuration file, mcell.conf.
The CLI configuration file, mclient.conf.
The BMC Impact Administration Server (IAS) used by the administration console.
The cell directory file, installationDirectory\pw\server\etc\mcell.dir by default.
Refer to the following topics for details about the file settings and processes required to configure encryption among the Infrastructure Management components: