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CA Automation Point Tech Tip: New Script File Encryption capabaility included with patch 11.5.1.2

  • 1.  CA Automation Point Tech Tip: New Script File Encryption capabaility included with patch 11.5.1.2

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Feb 02, 2016 06:03 PM

    Introduction/Summary:

    The CA Automation Point Engineering team has released an enhancement with patch r11.5.1.2 that allows users to encrypt system authorization credentials in script (.scr) files. This document details instructions on how to encrypt these credentials in the script files.

     

    Background: 

    Many CA Automation Point users voiced concerns that their internal company audit policies forbade them from storing username and password authorization credentials in for critical mainframe, iSeries, and distributed systems in plaintext on their AP servers.

     

    Environment: 

    Windows Server

     

    Instructions:

         1. Edit the script file which contains the authorization credentials which you want to encrypt.

         2. Surround the KEY/XKEY keyword statements with ENCRYPT/ENDENCRYPT keywords, e.g.:

                   ENCRYPT

                        KEY=(@username@Tpassword@E)

                   ENDENCRYPT

          3. Save the file to disk.

          4. Click the "Encrypt Script File" Button in the Expert Interface -> Automation -> Scripts dialog in our Configuration Manager application

     

    Additional Information:

     

    The CA Automation Point 11.5.1 Reference Guide was updated to reflect the new script keywords, and the Configuration Manager online help ('?') was updated to describe the new “Encrypt Script File” button located on the Scripts dialog.