Manually encoding passwords in properties files

Operating Systems: i5/OS
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Manually encoding passwords in properties files

To use password encoding with WebSphere Application Server administrative commands and Java clients, passwords must be manually encoded in the soap.client.props and sas.client.props files using the PropFilePasswordEncoder tool. To run the script, your user profile must have *ALLOBJ authority.

Overview

Use the PropFilePasswordEncoder utility to encode the passwords in properties files. The PropFilePasswordEncoder utility is a Qshell script. Complete the following steps to manually encode the passwords:

Procedure

Sign on the server with a user profile that has all object (*ALLOBJ) special authority.
Run the Start Qshell (STRQSH) command on a command line to start the Qshell environment.
Use the PropFilePasswordEncoder utility to encode the passwords. For example, to encode the passwords for properties in the sas.client.props file for the default WebSphere Application Server profile (in a default installation), enter the following command:
```
profile_root/bin/PropFilePasswordEncoder 
 -profileName server1 
 profile_root/properties/sas.client.props -SAS
```
For example, to encode the passwords for properties in the soap.client.props file for the default standalone application server profile, enter the following command:
```
profile_root/bin/PropFilePasswordEncoder 
 -profileName server1 
 profile_root/properties/soap.client.props 
 com.ibm.SOAP.loginPassword,com.ibm.ssl.keyStorePassword,
 com.ibm.ssl.trustStorePassword
```
For more information on the sas.client.props utility, see the PropFilePasswordEncoder command reference.

Results

The passwords are encoded in the soap.client.props and sas.client.props files.

What to do next

See Restoring or replacing damaged validation list objects for information on how to restore or replace a damaged validation list object.

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