Obfuscate Credentials

Credentials can be obfuscated using any of the following options:

• Passphrase Utility

• Obfuscation API

Passphrase utility

The following steps illustrates how to use the passphrase encryption utility:

1. Execute the Passphrase.jar file:

   java -jar Passphrase.jar

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   The user may also provide the text (to be obfuscated) in the above command as parameter as shown below:

   java -jar Passphrase.jar Username
   Encrypted Text: 066C56CDC1A4737392D22317C61523CD

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   Note

   When text is provided as parameter, skip step 2.

2. Enter the text to be obfuscated:

   java -jar Passphrase.jar
   Please enter Text to be encrypted:
   Encrypted Text: 066C56CDC1A4737392D22317C61523CD

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3. Repeat the above steps for password.

   Run the sample, but make sure Credentials_Encrypted parameter is set to yes.

   The username and password should be encrypted.

   java -jar Passphrase.jar
   Please enter Text to be Encrypted:
   Encrypted Text: 066C56CDC1A4737392D22317C61523CD

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4. Set the Credentials_Encrypted parameter to yes in the CADP_for_JAVA.properties file. This parameter encrypts the credentials.

5. Run SecretKeyEncryptionSample to validate whether the credentials are obfuscated.

   java SecretKeyEncryptionSample 066C56CDC1A4737392D22317C61523CD 56BCB54B37328DD4FC05F2A76AB89D25 abcKey

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   Here, the first two agruments are encrypted username and password.

Obfuscation API

Use the IngrianProvider.obfuscate API to obfuscate username and password. The following sample shows how this API obfuscates Username using the API.

String userName = "Username";
String userNameEncrypted = IngrianProvider.obfuscate(userName.getBytes());
Obfuscated Text: 066C56CDC1A4737392D22317C61523CD