A secret key helps you to create encryption or decryption activity that are required to encrypt outgoing data and decrypt incoming data respectively.
This document contains the information to create, export, and import the secret key:
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Click Configure > SECURITY > Secret Key.
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Click Create Secret Key.
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Enter the password in the textboxes Secret Key Password and Confirm Password respectively.
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Click Save.
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On Manage Secret Key screen, click Import Key button.
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Click Choose File and select the Secret Key file to be imported from …<AdeptiaConnectInstallFolder>/ServerKernel/etc/security/keystore folder. The path of Secret Key file is displayed in Secret Key File field.
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Vault is a repository that keeps confidential information secured in the Database. Vault provides a robust security level, by adding more security while saving and accessing the classified data. Instead of storing information as a plain text, Vault is used to securely save and fetch data in an encrypted form. The services that use Vault includes Database Info, Custom Plugin, Web Service REST Consumer, and Put-Context-Var Action.
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To create a Vault and define its custom keys to store and fetch the confidential information: - Go to Develop > Services > Security > Vault.
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- Click Create New.
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Type the name and description of the new Vault.
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You can change Vault Alias before you hit Save. Once saved, you cannot modify the field.
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| Vault Alias is a unique field. It holds the parameters which in turn are used to save the confidential information. |
Type in a key and its value. Click Add to add a new Parameter.
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- Click
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- Expand Advanced Properties to change the project and owner of this vault. Also provide/update permission of Read, Write, or Execute to Owner, Group, and Others. Click here for more information on how permissions work.
- Click Save.
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After you have created a vault, replace the confidential information while using a service, with the text in the following syntax:
{Vault.aliasName.key}
where, - Vault is a keyword (V in 'Vault' is UPPERCASE), preceded by opening curly parentheses.
- aliasName is the Vault Alias, where the parameter is defined.
- key is the parameter which stores the confidential information.
- Finally closed by a closing curly parentheses.
- A period is used as a separator between Vault and aliasName; and aliasName and key.
You can use Vault to mask the confidential information instead of providing it as a plain text, in the following services: |
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- Click the Vault Name or, Click
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You can edit the information in the window that appears. Note that you CANNOT rename Alias once it is created. Other details that CANNOT be modified are 'Creation Date', 'Modified Date' and, 'Last Modified by'.
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- Click Save.
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Click 'View'. A new window will open up with information about the vault.
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