String Encryption
Encrypt passwords and other strings when communicating between the client and server.
When communicating between the Data Workbench client (workstation) and server, you can save a Value parameter (such as a password) with the Type of EncryptedString. This hides the parameter and saves the string to the Windows Credential Store on the server with the corresponding key returned. This primarily stores credentials used in exports but can be used to encrypt any parameter.
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A new folder was added at Server*EncryptStrings*.
This is where you set the configuration file to encrypt strings.
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A new configuration file was added at Server\Component*EncryptedStrings.cfg*.
code language-none component = EncryptionComponent: Path = Path: EncryptStrings\\*.cfgThis file polls the Server*EncryptStrings* folder for encryption configuration files.
To encrypt a string:
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Create an EncryptedStrings.cfg configuration file for a string with these fields set:
code language-none Names = vector: 1 items 0 = NameEncryptValuePair: EncryptValue = EncryptedString: // left empty as input then output will be filled by server Name = string: // Name for identifier Value = string: // Value to be encrypted-
Value - This field contains the plain text string that needs to encrypted.
This is server-side encryption only. The Value setting is encrypted only on the server computer.
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Name - This field contains a value identifying the encrypted string.
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EncryptValue - This field will be left empty in the input configuration file. The encrypted value will be returned in this field.
You can add multiple NameEncryptValuePair values for different fields for encryption.
note note NOTE All empty Value fields will be removed. -
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Save the EncryptedStrings.cfg file to the Server*EncryptStrings* folder.
Output file
An output file will be generated with the same name as the input file with a <filename>.encrypted extension. For example, if the input file is named sample.cfg then the output file will be named sample.cfg.encrypted.