WebSphere Application Server - Is Base64 Encoding used for login credentials for JDBC connection pooling

Author

Is Base64 Encoding used for login credentials for JDBC connection pooling

2005-11-24, 2:49 am

Hi,
I wanted to confirm that is it true that when we create a datasource to create a connection pool, we need to provide the username and password to Websphere. This information is stored in Websphere in form of BASE64 encoding. If not is it encrypted ?

Ben_

2005-11-24, 5:55 pm

Hello,

WAS 6.0.2 provides improvement on that field with "Plug point for custom
password encryption".

TechNote:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview....uid=swg21210244

InfoCenter:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoc...om.ibm.webspher
e.express.doc/info/exp/ae/csec_plugpoint_custpass_encrypt.html
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoc...om.ibm.webspher
e.express.doc/info/exp/ae/tsec_enable_custpass_encrypt.html

2005-11-24, 8:49 pm

Thank You !!

2005-11-24, 8:49 pm

Is this available for standard and enterprise editions as well ?

Ben_

2005-11-25, 2:50 am

There is no Enterprise Edition in WebSphere 6.

See the announcement:
* Software version: 6.0.2
* Software edition: Base, Express, Network Deployment
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docvie...s=UTF-8&lang=en