OpenEdge provides you with the ability to provide a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection for OpenEdge SQL and ABL. SSL provides an authenticated and encrypted peer-to-peer TCP/IP connection. You can establish the SSL connection by using the -ssl startup parameter. For more information on creating SSL brokers, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Core Business Services - Security and Auditing and OpenEdge Deployment: Startup Command and Parameter Reference.

For more information on managing brokers and startup parameters, see OpenEdge Deployment: Startup Command and Parameter Reference and OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration.