Set Password Reversible Encryption operation

The Set Password Reversible Encryption operation allows to decrypt an encrypted password later.

The following table describes the elements for the <items> XML element and adapter request for the Set Password Reversible Encryption operation:

Elements for the <items> XML element and adapter request for the Set Password Reversible Encryption operation

Element	Definition	Required
<target>	Specifies the target for the request If this element is not present, the adapter uses the default target specified in its configuration.	No
<host>	Specifies the host name or IP address of the remote computer To specify a dynamic target, you must use this element.	No
<user-name>	Specifies the user name for remote host authentication To specify a dynamic target, you must use this element.	No
<password>	Specifies the password that corresponds to the user name To specify a dynamic target, you must use this element.	No
<commands>	Indicates the beginning of the <commands> element, which contains the individual <command> elements	Yes
<command>	Indicates the beginning of a <command> element, which contains the elements that specify the operation to execute and its parameters	Yes
<active-directory-command>	Specifies the operation to execute Default value: Set Password Reversible Encryption	Yes
<object-class>	Specifies the type of object on which to perform the operation Default value: User	Yes
<object-distinguished-name>	Contains the distinguished name of the object	Yes
<parameters>	Contains the element list for the operation	Yes
<reversible-encryption-password>	Specifies whether to set the reversible encryption password Valid values: yes, no	Yes

The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the Set Password Reversible Encryption operation:

Adapter request for the Set Password Reversible Encryption operation

<request-data>
<active-directory-request>
   <commands>
     <command>
       <active-directory-command>Set Password Reversible Encryption</active-directory-command>
       <object-class>User</object-class>
       <object-distinguished-name>CN=Testuser,CN=Users,DC=qa02dc,DC=local</object-distinguished-name>
       <parameters>
         <reversible-encryption-password>****MASKED****</reversible-encryption-password>
       </parameters>
     </command>
   </commands>
</active-directory-request>
</request-data>

The following figure shows a sample adapter response for the Set Password Reversible Encryption operation:

Sample adapter response for the Set Password Reversible Encryption operation

<active-directory-response>
<metadata>
   <status>success</status>
</metadata>
<target-output host="vw-pun-rba-qa02.bmc.com">
   <metadata>
     <os-id>Windows Server 2012</os-id>
     <os-version>6.2.9200</os-version>
     <status>success</status>
   </metadata>
   <commands-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
         <command>dsmod user "CN=Testuser,CN=Users,DC=qa02dc,DC=local" -reversiblepwd "yes"</command>
         <line-count>5</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>22078</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Copyright 2010 BMC Software Ltd, Version: 1.5 </line>
         <line index="2">Connecting to remote service...</line>
         <line index="3">Connected to remote host.</line>
         <line index="4">dsmod succeeded:CN=Testuser,CN=Users,DC=qa02dc,DC=local</line>
         <line index="5">Remote application exited with code: 0 </line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
   </commands-output>
</target-output>
</active-directory-response>

Set Password Reversible Encryption operation

On this page