KB Article #180233

How to disable Cassandra encryption ?

Problem

How to disable Cassandra encryption if the existing Cassandra connection is encrypted and it is required to disable the encryption ?

Resolution


You may follow the below steps to disable encryption for connections between Cassandra and API Manager.

Backup the ../cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml file and the API Gateway FED before the changes.


1) Edit cassandra.yaml
# enable or disable client/server encryption.
client_encryption_options:
enabled: false

Stop Cassandra before the change and start it afterwards.

2) Policy Studio
Server Settings->Cassandra->Security->Uncheck "Enable SSL"
Click Save
Deploy the configuration.