Manually encoding passwords in properties files

To use password encoding with WebSphere® Application Server administrative commands and Java™ clients, passwords must be manually encoded in the soap.client.props and sas.client.props files using the PropFilePasswordEncoder tool.

1. Sign on the server with a user profile that has all object (*ALLOBJ) special authority.
2. Run the Start Qshell (STRQSH) command on a command line to start the Qshell environment.
3. Use the PropFilePasswordEncoder utility to encode the passwords.
   For example, to encode the passwords for properties in the sas.client.props file for the default WebSphere Application Server profile (in a default installation), enter the following command:

   profile_root/bin/PropFilePasswordEncoder 
    -profileName server1 
    profile_root/properties/sas.client.props -SAS

   For example, to encode the passwords for properties in the soap.client.props file for the default stand-alone application server profile, enter the following command:

   profile_root/bin/PropFilePasswordEncoder 
    -profileName server1 
    profile_root/properties/soap.client.props 
    com.ibm.SOAP.loginPassword,com.ibm.ssl.keyStorePassword,
    com.ibm.ssl.trustStorePassword

   For more information on the sas.client.props utility, see the PropFilePasswordEncoder command reference.