Configuration Guide › Relational Database Management › Connection to the User Directory › Description of a Database Connection › Database Credentials

Database Credentials

To connect to the database, CA Identity Manager must provide valid credentials to the data source. The credentials are defined in the Credentials element, which resembles the following example:

<Credentials user="@SMDirUser" cleartext="true">
  "MyPassword"
</Credentials>

If you do not specify a password in the Credentials element, you are prompted for the password when you create the Identity Manager directory in the Management Console.

Note: We recommend specifying the password in the Management Console.

If you specify the password in the Management Console, CA Identity Manager encrypts the password for you. Otherwise, if you do not want the password to appear in clear text, you must encrypt the password using the password tool installed with CA Identity Manager. SiteMinder Passwords has instructions on using the password tool.

Note: You can specify only one set of credentials. When you define multiple data sources, the credentials that you specify must apply to all data sources.

The credential parameters are as follows:

user

Defines the login ID for an account that can access the data source.

Do not specify a value for the user parameter in the directory.xml file. CA Identity Manager prompts you to supply the login ID when you create the Identity Manager directory in the Management Console.

cleartext

Determines whether the password is displayed in clear text in the directory.xml file:

• True—The password is displayed in clear text.
• False—The password is encrypted (default).

Note: These parameters are optional.