Installing Cipher

Cipher comes preinstalled within an open virtualization appliance (OVA). You will need a virtualization platform that can import, run, and manage an OVA based virtual machine. Once your administrator has configured the virtual machine, it is just a matter of importing the OVA. See the minimum requirements and additional prerequisites below.

An introductory e-mail with a personal download link for Cipher was provided after your purchase. If you did not receive this e-mail, please contact support@skipjacksc.com for assistance.

Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements

• 2 GB of RAM
• 1 Virtual Processor
• 15 GB of disk space
• Static IP address, hostname, and DNS

Additional Prerequisites

• DNS to resolve external hosts
• Firewall configuration to allow access to the outside internet
• Firewall configuration to allow access to ports 22, 80, 443, 9100, ports required for sqlnet connections, and any other port you require for the virtual machine both incoming and outgoing.
• Any external database connection information you require for sqlnet connections.

Once you have configured your virtual machine and imported the Cipher OVA, please ensure that your firewall and DNS is properly configured per the prerequisites above.

To access the application, direct your web browser to the static IP address or the entry you have created in DNS for Cipher.

Default OS Credentials

Default Cipher Label Application Credentials

For your security, it is recommended that you change the above user account passwords after installation. Make sure you save your new passwords.