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Changing encoding algorithm from OS400 to XOR
Use these steps to change your encoding algorithm from OS400 to XOR.
Before you begin
About this task
If you use the OS400 encoding algorithm, but change the os400.security.password.encoding.algorithm property value to XOR as described in the first step, then all of the passwords remain encoded with the OS400 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 from OS400 to XOR:
Procedure
- Set the os400.security.password.encoding.algorithm property to XOR for each WebSphere Application Server profile that uses the Validation list object.
- Stop all of the servers.
- Edit the configuration files and change all of the encoded passwords to their unencoded values.
- Edit the properties files and change all of the encoded passwords to their clear text values.