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Password Encryption Setting
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Password Encryption Setting

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Overview

Decisions allows users to enable encryption when using passwords.   

Configuration

  1. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Decisions\Decisions Server and open the Settings.xml file.
  2. In the Settings.xml file, locate the options <RecoverablePasswordEncryptionType></RecoverablePasswordEncryptionType> and <PasswordHashEncryptionType></PasswordHashEncryptionType>. Enter the desired encryption options.
  3. Save the file. Restart the Decisions Application for the changes to be applied.

Password Encryption Type

The RecoverablePasswordEncryptionType is configured to set the Encryption Type that handles two-way encryption, which is used when information that is encrypted needs to be decrypted again. This tag accepts the following options: 

  • DES
  • TripleDES
  • Rijndael
  • RC2
  • Aes
Case-Sensitive
The options are case-sensitive entries. This is most notable if using AES, in which case, be sure to enter Aes if using this option. 


<RecoverablePasswordEncryptionType>Aes</RecoverablePasswordEncryptionType>

Password Hash Encryption Type

The PasswordHashEncryptionType is configured to set the Encryption Type that handles one-way encryption, which is known as hashing. This process uses an algorithm to encrypt a piece of data with a method that cannot be reversed to assure that the data is not altered. The options allowed are: 

  • MD5
  • SHA1
  • SHA256
  • SHA384
  • SHA512
<PasswordHashEncryptionType>MD5</PasswordHashEncryptionType>


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