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Encryption Tool using Command Line Utility

Use the password encryption script to encrypt a Managed File Transfer password.

Run the password encryption utility and enter the password in the following syntax:

On Windows operating systems:

MFT_HOME/server/mft-tools/mftpasswd.bat -c <command> [--configFile <configFile>] [-dp <decryptionPassword>] [-ep<encryptionPassword>] [-es <encryptString>] [-l <"url">] [-p <password>] [-pj <jdbcPassword>]<encryptionPassword>] [-es <encryptString>] [-l <"url">] [-p <password>] [-pj <jdbcPassword>][-u <loginName>] [-uj <username>]

On UNIX operating systems:

MFT_HOME/server/mft-tools/mftpasswd.sh -c<encrypt> -es<string to encrypt>

The following table describes the repository utility options and arguments:

Options	Argument	Required	Description
- c, --command	command	Yes	Command to run encryption. Enter one of the following commands: encrypt. encrypts a password using the default Informatica secret key and a custom secret key. reEncrypt. Re-encrypt all passwords configured in Resources and Projects.
-l, --url	"url"	-	JDBC URL for the repository or the operational data store. You must enclose the URL in quotation marks. For example: ... -l "jdbc:informatica:oracle://oracle_1:1521;SID=orcl"...
-uj, --user	user	-	User name for the database account to use when the utility connects to the repository or to the operational data store.
-pj, --jdbcPassword	jdbcPassword	-	Password for the database account to use when the utility connects to the repository or to the operational data store.
--configFile	propertyFile	-	Optional for reEncrypt command. Points to the location of the configuration property file. If not specified, Managed File Transfer loads the file from the following location: <INSTALL>/MFT/server/config/database.xml
-u, --user	loginName	Yes	Required for reEncrypt command. User name of administrator user with read and write access to Resources and Projects in Managed File Transfer.
-p, --password	password	Yes	Required for reEncrypt command. Password of the administrator user with read and write access to Resources and Projects in Managed File Transfer.
-dp, --decryptionPassword	decryptionPassword	-	Optional for reEncrypt command. Password to initialize decryption Cipher. Decrypt all passwords with decryption Cipher.
-ep, --encryptionPassword	encryptionPassword	-	Optional for reEcrypt command. Password to initialize encryption Cipher. Encrypt all passwords with encryption Cipher.
-es, --encryptString	encryptString	Yes	Required for encrypt command. The password to encrypt.

Windows operating system example:

mftpasswd.bat -c reEncrypt -u sys -p sys -l "jdbc:informatica:sqlserver://localhost:1433;DatabaseName=dbname;"-uj jdbcUser -pj jdbcPassword -dp decryptionKey -ep encryptionKey

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