Implementing custom password encryption

 

WAS supports the use of custom password encryption. An installation can implement any password encryption algorithm it chooses.

 

Overview

Complete the following steps to implement custom password encryption:

 

Procedure

1. Build your custom password encryption class. An example of a custom password encryption class follows.

   // CustomPasswordEncryption
   // Encryption and decryption functions public interface CustomPasswordEncryption {
       public EncryptedInfo encrypt(byte[] clearText) throws PasswordEncryptException;
       public byte[] decrypt(EncryptedInfo cipherTextInfo) throws PasswordEncryptException;
       public void initialize(HashMap initParameters);
   };
   // Encapsulation of cipher text and label public class EncryptedInfo {
       public EncryptedInfo(byte[] bytes, String keyAlias);
       public byte[] getEncryptedBytes();
       public String getKeyAlias();
   };
   
   

2. Enable custom password encryption.

   1. Set the custom property com.ibm.wsspi.security.crypto.customPasswordEncryptionClass to the name of the class that is to be given control.

   2. Enable the function. Set the custom property, com.ibm.wsspi.security.crypto.customPasswordEncryptionEnabled to true.

 

Results

Custom password encryption at the installation is complete.

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Related concepts

Plug point for custom password encryption

 

Related tasks

Developing extensions to the WebSphere security infrastructure