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Encrypted Alpha Keywords
Platform
OnBase
Product
Encrypted Alpha Keywords
Release
Foundation 22.1
License
Premier
Standard
Essential

The cryptographic keys used to encrypt Keyword Types are managed internally within OnBase. OnBase administrators can re-encrypt, or rotate the cryptographic keys used to encrypt, existing encrypted Keyword Types. This generates a new encryption key for the Keyword Type and stores it back into OnBase.

To rotate the keys used to encrypt the Keyword Types:

  1. Lock your database.
    For instructions on locking your database, see the System Administration documentation. Additionally, no server processes should be running against the OnBase system when re-encrypting Keyword Types. The time that the re-encryption process takes depends on the number of Keyword Values, and whether the Keyword Type is part of a Keyword Type Group.
  2. In the Configuration module, select Keyword | Keyword Types.
  3. Select a Keyword Type that has already been configured to use Keyword Type encryption.
  4. The Re-Encrypt Values button is enabled:
  5. Click Re-Encrypt Values.
  6. OnBase generates a new encryption key for the Keyword Type and stores it back into OnBase. All existing Keyword Values stored in OnBase will be re-encrypted with the newly rotated key.
    Note:

    Keyword Types are re-encrypted using the same encryption method selected at configuration. Keyword Types encrypted previous to OnBase 14 use the 128 AES encryption method.

  7. Unlock your database.