Working with the Packager User Interface › Configure the Encryption Method for a PIF Package

Configure the Encryption Method for a PIF Package

If a PIF package contains a password and is likely to be installed in unattended mode, you must specify the method and algorithm that you want to use for encrypting and decrypting the password.

Note: Packages that are always installed interactively do not require password encryption as the password is masked anyway.

To configure the encryption method for a PIF package

1. Select the package from the Project pane.

   The right pane displays the properties of the package.

2. Click the Security tab.

   Note: This tab is enabled only if the package contains a password.

3. Select the inbuilt or external encryption method and specify the commands for encrypting and decrypting the password. The inbuilt encryption method is not FIPS-compliant because it uses Blowfish encryption algorithm. To use FIPS-compliant encryption, you need to rely on an external encryption method that is FIPS-compliant. For more information about the encryption method and commands, see the Software Packager for Linux and UNIX Help.

   When you are create a response file for the package using the lsm -a command, the password is encrypted using the method and algorithm that you have selected.

4. Click OK.

   The encryption method is configured.