Question on encryption for send_nsca

[Steve F]

I have a small test Nagios 3.2 environment on a Suse platform ( 11 & 10 boxes )and was wondering about the encryption methods used.

I am working fine with no encryption configured on host or central server. I am getting all of the checks on the console.  Once I set it to any value other than 0 on both the server & host, I no longer get anything on the central server.  I've tried using the simple XOR and 3DES & DES

If I send a test job from the command line as per the instructions, with no encryption set ( not even simple XOR ) I see the reply in the nagios.log file on the Nagios server.  If I set the encryption on both & send the test job again,( restarting nagios on both)  it says 1 packet was sent successfully but nothing shows up on the central server.

I am still learning my way thru Suse & Nagios so not sure if the encryption process is part of the send_nsca or Suse.  I don't know what encryption is installed on the suse boxes or even how to check.

Is there a way to test or check what encryption(s) are installed on the boxes?

Since this is ultimately a totally private network, can I use the value of 0 for no encryption ?  I know the cfg file explicitly says its not recommended

Sorry for the  stupid questions, but Nagios will do alot for my environment if I can get it squared away.

Thanks for your time.
 		 	   		  
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