Novell Identity Manager Named Passwords and Encryption

  • Document ID:7001280
  • Creation Date:04-Sep-2008
  • Modified Date:26-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      Identity Manager

Environment

Novell Identity Manager 3.5.1

Situation

How are named passwords encrypted, where the key is stored, what encryption method is used?

Resolution

A generated AES key is used, which is stored on the DirXML-DriverSet object. The generated AES key is encrypted before storage using the server-specific NICI key.