The Command Line Interface › Encrypt Parameter Values in Existing Configuration Files › Procedure

Procedure

To encrypt a parameter value using XCOMENCR.EXE

1. Using a text editor, open the configuration file you wish to modify, go to the parameter you wish to encrypt, create a blank line above it, and type in the following:

   #!ENCRYPT
   

   Repeat as necessary for each parameter you wish to encrypt.

   Note: Because # denotes a comment line in the .cnf file, any line beginning with #!ENCRYPT is ignored by CA XCOM Data Transport and is used only by XCOMENCR. EXE.

2. Save the configuration file as an ASCII text file.
3. At the command prompt, enter the following:

   XCOMENCR input_file output_file
   

   Replace input_file with the name of the configuration file from Step 1.

   The parameter value in the first non-comment line after each occurrence of the #!ENCRYPT statement is changed to the encrypted parameter value format.

   Note: If you open an encrypted configuration file with a text editor, you cannot see the values of the encrypted parameters. In the GUI, when you open an encrypted configuration file, you can see the encrypted values, except for the user id and password security parameters.