Re: encrypting password for sFTP when by userid/pw -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: encrypting password for sFTP when by userid/pw
From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2019 14:51:52 -0600
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On 1/8/2019 1:28 PM, Jerry Draper wrote:

We have it working fine but the password is stored in plain text.

Any good ways to encrypt is?

The problem here is that, in order to encrypt it, you need an encryption key. You also need the key in order to decrypt it.

The issue is, where do you store the encryption key? It's a catch 22.

david

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