Storing the encrypted database password in a stash file

This section describes how we would store our database password in a stash file.

 

Overview

For a secure network connection, we can store the encrypted database password in a stash file.

 

Procedure

• Store the password while a database creates as follows:

  1. Start the iKeyman user interface. Refer to Start the Key Management utility for platform-specific instructions.

  2. Click Key Database File from the main user interface, then click Open.

  3. Enter our key database name in the Open dialog box, or click the key.kdbfile, if using the default. Click OK.

  4. Enter our password in the Password Prompt dialog box, then enter again to confirm our password.

  5. Select the stash box and click OK.

  6. Click Key Database File > Stash Password.

  7. Click OK in the information dialog box.

• Store the password after creating a database as follows:

  1. Start the iKeyman user interface. Refer to Start the Key Management utility for platform-specific instructions.

  2. Click Key Database File from the main user interface, then click Open.

  3. Enter our key database name in the Open dialog box, or click the key.kdb file, if we use the default. Click OK.

  4. Enter our correct password in the Password Prompt dialog box, and click OK.

  5. Click Key Database File, then click Stash Password.

  6. Click OK in the Information dialog box.

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Related information

Manage keys with the iKeyman graphical interface (Distributed systems)