Using the Maintenance Tool to encrypt a password


The Maintenance Tool that is installed with the platform server components enables you to create encrypted passwords that you can use in configuration files.

Warning

Do not use the Maintenance Tool that is installed with

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Development Studio.

Before you begin

You must have installed one of the server components and have access to the installation directory.
During the installation of a 

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component, the installation program creates a MaintainBMCAO sub-directory in the component installation directory. This directory is the container for the Maintenance Tool program.

To use the Maintenance Tool to encrypt a password

  1. Navigate to the <installationDirectory>/MaintainBMCAO directory, and start one of the following programs:
    • Windows: PlatformMaintenanceTool.cmd
    • UNIX: PlatformMaintenanceTool.sh
  2. On the

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    Maintenance Tool window, click Encrypt.
  3. Type and confirm the password.
  4. Click Encrypt.
    The encrypted password is displayed in the Encrypted password text box.
  5. Copy and paste the encrypted password into a configuration file.

The following BMC Communities video (1:48) demonstrates how to use the Maintenance Tool to encrypt a password.



video icon play.pnghttps://youtu.be/54RWbgNONCg

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Specifying-a-keystore-password

 

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