Secret Key

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:

• Creating secret key
• Exporting secret key
• Importing secret key

Creating Secret Key

1. Click Configure > SECURITY > Secret Key.

2. Click Create Secret Key. 

3. Enter the name and description of the new Secret Key in the textboxes Name and Description fields respectively.
   
   
   
   

4. Enter the password in the textboxes Secret Key Password and Confirm Password respectively.

5. Expand Advanced Properties and select the Project from drop-down list of Project.

6. Click Save.

Exporting Secret Key 

• On Manage Secret Key screen, under Action, click Morearrow and then click Export Key for the key to export.
  
  
  
  A screen is displayed confirming that the Secret Key has been exported successfully and stored in …<AdeptiaConnectInstallFolder>/ServerKernel/etc/security/secret keys folder.

Importing Secret key

1. On Manage Secret Key screen, click Import Key button.

2. Enter the name and description for the Import Secret Key activity in the textboxes Name and Description respectively.
   
   
   
   
3. Enter the secret key password to be used for encryption and decryption in Secret Key Password and Confirm Password fields respectively.

4. 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.

5. Expand Advanced Properties and select the Project from drop-down list of Project.

6. Click Save.