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PropFilePasswordEncoder command reference

The PropFilePasswordEncoder command encodes passwords 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.

If you need to 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.

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=true

Syntax

The 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 we do not specify this parameter, the script uses the default profile.

-help or -?

If we specify this parameter, the script ignores all other parameters and displays usage text.

Related

Encoding passwords in files
Implement custom password encryption

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