[AG-TECH] AG Toolkit 2.4 fails to start

[Thomas D. Uram]

I suspect this has to do with proxy server settings on your machine.
If you file a bug from within the software (Help->SubmitBugReport),
a recent portion of your VenueClient.log file will be included and we'll
be able to identify and resolve the problem.  I'd encourage you to do
this so we can fix it for you and anyone else who might encounter it.

I believe I already understand the problem and can help you get it fixed
quickly.

Thanks,

Tom


On 3/30/06 1:27 PM, Nagykaldi, Zsolt F. (HSC) wrote:
>  
> I installed an AG Toolkit v2.4 on an XP SP1 machine according to specs 
> and when I try to start the venue client, it will abort. In debug mode 
> it says  "Initialization Error:  unpack list of wrong size" right after 
> it started the Certificate Request Wizard. Anybody knows what the heck 
> this is? I am lost and would need a solution real quick!
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> Zsolt
>  
>  
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>  
> Zsolt Nagykaldi, PhD
> Research Associate, Clinical IT Specialist
> University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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> *From:* owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov on behalf of Derek Piper
> *Sent:* Thu 3/30/2006 7:26 AM
> *To:* Piers O'Hanlon
> *Cc:* jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> *Subject:* Re: [AG-TECH] vic and rat encryption
> 
> 
>         Heheh.. yea.. quite right. Ooops. I hate that word for how often I
> misspell it. I really had to make sure I got it right in the source code
> for AGVCR. For emails, obviously I'm still having problems. :)
> 
>         Derek
> 
> Piers O'Hanlon wrote:
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > Just a minor correction - just a typo - to save frustration:
>  > One needs use  "Rijndael/" instead of "Rjindael/"
>  >
>  > Piers.
>  >
>  > On 3/29/06, Derek Piper <dcpiper at indiana.edu> wrote:
>  >
>  >>        You may be better off using Rjindael encryption, which is 
> normally used
>  >>on AG Venues when setting the 'encryption' option in the venue server
>  >>config.
>  >>        A Rjindael key is passed to VIC and RAT as 
> 'Rjindael/passphrase' where
>  >>passphrase should be something random and unguessable, and distributed
>  >>to those needing the key to enter manually. There's a program for Debian
>  >>called 'pwgen' that I've used to generate a passphrase before. For
>  >>manually entering the key, you would probably just disable the venue
>  >>encryption and manually key it in. For a DES key, just use a passphrase
>  >>that doesn't start with a string 'Rjindael/'.
>  >>        Of course you can also use certificates to secure a venue 
> too, so not
>  >>just anyone can enter and obtain the encryption key.
>  >>
>  >>        Derek
>  >>
>  >>Jeremy Mann wrote:
>  >>
>  >>>We would like to demonstrate encryption in April to some fellow
>  >>>colleagues. I set up a test room on our venue server with encryption.
>  >>>Encryption works fine, but whoever enters the venue gets the encryption
>  >>>key. I would like to "lock" down the room to whoever I give the key to,
>  >>>not whoever enters the room. Can this be done?
>  >>>
>  >>>Also, I know I can manually enter a key into vic and rat. Is there a
>  >>>program that I can run to get DES key? Or can I simply use a passphrase
>  >>>instead?
>  >>>
>  >>>Thanks!
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>
>  >>--
>  >>Derek Piper - dcpiper at indiana.edu - (812) 856 0111
>  >>IRI 323, School of Informatics
>  >>Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
>  >>
>  >>
>  >
>  >
> 
> --
> Derek Piper - dcpiper at indiana.edu - (812) 856 0111
> IRI 323, School of Informatics
> Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
>