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Modify a SiteMinder Password or Shared Secret

When you install the Identity Manager Extensions to the Policy Server, you supply the password for the SiteMinder administrator account that Identity Manager uses to communicate with the Policy Server

You can change the password; however, the password must be encrypted. To encrypt a password, use the password tool provided with Identity Manager.

Note: Before changing a SiteMinder password, be sure the JAVA_HOME variable is defined for your environment.

To modify a password

1. Encrypt the password as follows:
   1. From the command line, navigate to admin_tools\PasswordTool, where admin_tools is the installed location of the Administrative Tools, as in the following examples:
      • Windows: C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\IAM Suite\Identity Manager\tools\PasswordTool
      • UNIX: /opt/CA/IdentityManager/IAM_Suite/Identity_Manager/tools/PasswordTool
   2. Type the following command:

      pwdtools new_password

      In this command, new_password is the password to encrypt.

      The password tool generates the encrypted password.

   3. Copy the encrypted password.
2. Complete the relevant step as follows:
   • If Identity Manager is running on a WebLogic application server, do the following:
     1. In the WebLogic console, edit the WebLogic resource adapter in the policyserver_rar connector descriptor.
     2. Add the encrypted password as the value of the Password property.
   • If Identity Manager is running on a JBoss application server, do the following:

     a. Open ra.xml from JBoss_home\server\default\deploy\iam_im.ear\policyserver_rar\META-INF.

     b. Add the encrypted password as the value of the Password config-property.

   • If Identity Manager is running on a WebSphere application server, do the following:

     a. In the WebSphere console, open ra.xml.

     b. Add the encrypted password as the value of the Password config-property.

3. Restart the application server.