Encrypting a key ring password before MQIPT Version 9.2.0

Before Version 9.2.0 (and in Version 9.1.4 and earlier for Continuous Delivery), encrypted passwords that are used to access the key rings used by MQIPT are stored in files.

Follow the procedure in this task to encrypt a key ring password for use by MQIPT before Version 9.2.0, or MQIPT Version 9.1.4 or earlier for Continuous Delivery. From MQIPT Version 9.2.0 for Long Term Support or from Version 9.1.5 for Continuous Delivery, use the more secure protection method described in Encrypting stored passwords instead.

Procedure

1. Encrypt the key ring password using the mqiptPW command. Enter the following command to encrypt the password:

   mqiptPW password filename

   where

   password

   is the clear text password needed to access the key ring

   filename

   is the name of the password file to be created

   The syntax of the mqiptPW command is described in mqiptPW (encrypt stored password).

2. Set the appropriate route property to the name of the file that contains the encrypted password that was created in step 1. For example, to specify the password file for the key ring that contains the MQIPT TLS server certificate, add the following line to the mqipt.conf configuration file:

   SSLServerKeyRingPW=filename

Parent topic: Encrypting stored passwords