Encrypted passwords
The encryption process uses the secret phrase to encrypt passwords contained in the security configuration files. The first line of the
, and files indicates the appropriate field to which encryption is applied.
Installation encrypts the password fields in the files by using the default secret. The encrypted files reside in
BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf
.
The first line in the file must read as follows. It must begin with a pound sign (#).
#<encrypted field>:1.0:<n>
The value n refers to the position of the Password field in the configuration file’s record and should not be changed:
- ForserverConnect.conf, this value is 3.
- ForclientConnect.confandbrokerConnect.conf, this value is 4.
To disable encryption, add a second pound sign (#) at the beginning of the line.