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> # Connection Tab of the Replication Agreement Dialog

> Use this tab to edit the authentication information that this replica will use to connect to the consumer server listed at the top of this tab.

> ## Authentication

> These fields define how the supplier will authenticate to the consumer when the former needs to send updates.

> Options. This button is unavailable if you do not send updates to a secure port. If you do, click this button to select one of the following:

> - Connect using password. Select this option if you want simple authentication and normal communication between supplier and consumer over an encrypted channel but without certificates. Enter the DN and password in the fields below.

> - Connect using certificate. Select this option if you want the supplier and consumer servers to use certificates for secure communication.To use this option, you must first configure your consumer server to recognize your supplier server's certificate as the supplier DN.

> If you are using certificates, you do not need a password, and so the DN and password fields are not available.

> If you do not communicate over a secure port, the supplier will use simple authentication and unencrypted messages over a clear channel. To switch to secure replication you must configure SSL and optionally certificates on both servers and then define a new replication agreement using the secure port of the consumer server.

> DN. Enter the DN of the replication manager on the consumer server. This is the DN that the supplier will use to bind to the consumer in order to send updates.

> Password. Enter the password for the given DN.

> Description. Use this optional field to modify the short description of this replication agreement. This description will appear beside the consumer hostname in the list of agreements for this replica.

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