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PropFilePasswordEncoder command reference
The PropFilePasswordEncoder command encodes passwords that are located in plain text property files. This command encodes both Secure Authentication Server (SAS) property files and non-SAS property files. After you encode the passwords, a decoding command does not exist.
To encode passwords, run this command from the directory:
If custom encode passwords in property files, manually edit the PropFilePasswordEncoder.sh or PropFilePasswordEncoder.bat file before issuing this command. See the topic Implementing custom password encryption for a description of the lines that need to be added to this file.
- WAS_HOME/bin
To enable PropFilePasswordEncoder to print out more a debug message than in previous releases, update the command by entering the following:
-Dcom.ibm.websphere.security.passwordEncoderDebug=trueThe command syntax is as follows:
PropFilePasswordEncoder "file_name" { passwordPropertiesList | -SAS } { -noBackup | -Backup } [ -profileName profile ] [ -help | -? ]
Parameters
The following option is available for the PropFilePasswordEncoder command:
file_name
This required parameter specifies the name of the file in which passwords are encoded.
passwordPropertiesList
This parameter is required if you are encoding passwords in property files other than the sas.client.props file. Specify one or more password properties to encode. The password properties list should be delimited by commas.
-SAS
This parameter is required if you are encoding passwords in the sas.client.props file.
-noBackup
This parameter is optional and the default. The script does not create a backup file. The default value can be altered by adding following Java System Property: "-Dcom.ibm.websphere.security.util.createBackup=true".
-Backup
This parameter is optional. The script creates a backup file, <file_name>.bak, which contains passwords in clear text.
-profileName
This parameter is optional. The profile value specifies an application server profile name. The script uses the password encoding algorithm that it retrieves from the specified profile. If not specified, the script uses the default profile.
-help or -?
If you specify this parameter, the script ignores all other parameters and displays usage text.
Example
The following examples demonstrate correct uses of the syntax:
PropFilePasswordEncoder "file_name" password_properties_list
PropFilePasswordEncoder "file_name" -SAS
Encode passwords in files
Implement custom password encryption