Encrypting Passwords Stored in Windchill Property Files
When your Windchill solution was installed, passwords were set as part of the installation. The initial set of passwords entered during a Windchill installation are displayed in plain text in the installation summary at the end of the installation but are stored as encrypted passwords in Windchill properties and Info*Engine properties.
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Be sure to set up a site best practice to ensure that the passwords set for Windchill are stored in a secure place outside of your Windchill system so that only those who are authorized to change system passwords have access to the password values that are set. Also, if you encrypt additional passwords after installation, be sure to remove any backup files that contain plain-text passwords.
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The following sections describe how to encrypt system passwords that are stored in Windchill property files and identify an initial set of Windchill properties that contain passwords.
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If your site has customized Windchill, there could be additional passwords that should be encrypted.
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