Encrypt the Database Connection Password

In the standard configuration, the LMS stores the password used to connect to the database in clear text in the ekp.properties file. If your organization's security policy disallows storing clear text passwords in configuration files, you can generate an encrypted password to replace it.

Encrypted passwords can also be generated for the ldap.activeDirectoryPassword and archive.password in ekp.properties.

Administrators with unrestricted or read-only access to the System Administration feature in System Roles (Manage Features > System Administration) can encrypt passwords.

Encrypted passwords are bound to LMS licenses. When the LMS license needs to be replaced (due to an upgrade or license extension), you will need to create a new encrypted password for the new license and copy it into ekp.properties.

To encrypt a password

Go to Manage Center > System > Encrypt Password. The Encrypt Password page opens.
Enter the unencrypted database connection password from ekp.properties.
Re-enter the password and then click Submit. The Result page shows the encrypted password string property (for example, default.encryptedPassword=57A1794E9205CD614EB437052CA75C24).
Copy the encrypted password string property into ekp.properties and delete the default.password entry that contains the clear text password.

Additional Information

JNDI-based LDAP Password Authentication