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

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Re: Is Base64 Encoding used for login credentials for JDBC connection

Ken Hygh

2005-11-24, 5:55 pm

balaji_v_iyer@yahoo.com wrote:

>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 ?
>
>
Definitely not encrypted. It will be stored, base64 encoded, in a file
under the .../config/... directory. Use normal Operating System methods
to protect all these files.

Which should have been done anyway.

Ken