Encrypting a Password for a Database Connection String - Brainware Intelligent Capture - Foundation 23.1 - Foundation 23.1 - Brainware - external

Password encryption in CONFIG files is optional, but highly recommended. To provide an encrypted password for the database connection in a configuration file, complete the following steps.

1. In the [Installation path]\Brainware Intelligent Capture\bin directory, create a new batch file and give it a meaningful name, such as CreateEncryptedPassword.bat.
2. Copy one of the following options to the batch file, replacing MyPassword with the password you want to encrypt.
   Note: The maximum character length for a password to encrypt using RSA-1024 is 30. The maximum character length for a password to encrypt using RSA-3072 is 280.

   • To encrypt the password using the internal RSA-3072 key, use the following option.

     DstCrypt.exe /text "MyPassword" >> EncryptedPW_InternalKeys3072.txt

   • To encrypt the password using the internal RSA-1024 key, use the following option.

     DstCrypt.exe /text "MyPassword" /keysize "1024" >> EncryptedPW_InternalKeys1024.txt

3. Save and close the file.
4. In Windows Explorer, double-click the batch file.
5. From [Installation path]\Brainware Intelligent Capture\bin, open EncryptedPassword.txt in a text editor and copy the encrypted password to the clipboard.
6. Open the required configuration file in a text editor.
7. Search for the <connectionStrings> element.
8. In the <add name> element, set password as an asterisk.
   <add name="Entities" Password=*>
9. In the <appSettings> element, add a line with your encrypted password according to the following example.
   <appSettings> <add key="EncrPwd" value="The_encrypted_Password"/> </appSettings>
10. Save and close the file.