Encrypt sensitive data

 

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When you create a new content source using the Manage Search portlet, some content sources require that you enter sensitive data, such as the user ID and password of the crawler user. For example, this applies to secured portal sites or HTTP sites that require a user ID and password. This sensitive data is stored on the hard drive.

To ensure that sensitive data is encrypted on disk...

1. Edit...

   portal_server_root/bin/searchsecret.xml

   ...and replace the string...

   CHANGE TO YOUR SECRET KEY

   ...with a random string.

2. Run the updated file searchsecret.xml using the XML configuration interface...
   • Specify seachsecret.xml for the -in option.
   • Specify a result file using the -out option.

3. Check the result file to verify the XML request was executed successfully.

4. Delete searchsecret.xml.

 

Parent topic:

Security considerations

 

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