Mask usernames in IBM ADDI Configuration Server

About this task

By default, all usernames are visible in IBM ADDI Configuration Server. For security reasons, you can hide part of the username in IBM®IBM ADDI Configuration Server by modifying the audit.properties configuration file.

Procedure

  1. Go to <IBM ADDI Installation Folder>/IBM AD Web Services/wlp/usr/servers/ad_server/conf.audit/, open the audit.properties file, and add the following line.
    com.ibm.ad.audit.username.mask=true
  2. Access Start Menu > IBM Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence > Launch IBM Application Discovery Configuration Service Admin, go to the Dashboard tab, click the menu button of Audit Service, and select Restart Service.
    Note: Wait until the services are restarted, this can take a few minutes to complete.
  3. After Audit Service has been restarted, go to the Audit tab, where all usernames should be masked.