By default, a join key is automatically generated and stored in the Access database during Access startup.
The join key is then automatically copied by Access to Artifactory over the file system and is provisioned again every time the services are restarted.
Access shares the join.key with Artifactory by copying it to the following location:
$JFROG_HOME/artifactory/var/etc/security/join.key
Note
Upgrading to Artifactory 6.8 automatically initiates and generates the join key
mechanism.