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Changing encoding algorithm to XOR

Use these steps to change your encoding algorithm to XOR.

Before you begin

WebSphere® Application Server supports XOR encoding algorithm. The default encoding algorithm is XOR. For more conceptual information on these algorithms, see Password encoding and encryption.

About this task

If you use an encoding algorithm, but change the encoding algorithm property value to XOR as described in the first step, then all of the passwords remain encoded with the previously utilized algorithm. However, after you restart the server, when you make changes to the passwords through the administrative console, the passwords are encoded using the XOR algorithm.

The following steps describe how to change your encoding algorithm to XOR:

Procedure

  1. Set the encoding algorithm property to XOR for each WebSphere Application Server profile that uses the Validation list object.
  2. Stop all of the servers.
  3. Edit the configuration files and change all of the encoded passwords to their unencoded values.
  4. Edit the properties files and change all of the encoded passwords to their clear text values.

Results

You have changed your encoding algorithm to XOR.

What to do next

After you completing these steps, you can encode the passwords in the properties files. See Manually encoding passwords in properties files for more information.