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DBUtil: AuthMinder Database Tool

During AuthMinder installation, the installer collects information to connect to the AuthMinder database. After the installation is completed, the information for the AuthMinder Server to connect to the database is stored in the encrypted format in a file called securestore.enc.

This file stores the following encrypted information that you need to connect to the AuthMinder database:

• Database user name and password (Used by the AuthMinder Server to connect to the database.)
• Master key (Used for encrypting the database user name and password that is stored in securestore.enc.)

AuthMinder supports both software and hardware modes to protect the data. The DBUtil tool can be used to perform database operations for both the modes.

If for some reason you need to add a new database user name, password, or DSN or change the master key value any time after installation, then you can use DBUtil.

This section covers the following topics:

• Using DBUtil Options
• Updating the Master Key

Note: Because the master key is used for encrypting sensitive information, for security reasons, the DBUtil tool does not provide any option to view the key value.