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update_db_crypto

Use the update_db_crypto program to convert database passwords with AES-128 encryption to AES-256.

This utility can convert passwords from the following database tables:

  • did

  • importadmintest

  • madmin

  • piqueue

  • ppqueue

  • reqacct

  • response

  • responseqd

  • smevent

  • wstnpwd

  • wstnpwdhis

  • wstnsyncpwd

  • wstnsyncpwdhis

Usage
update_db_crypto.exe -listall | -tables <tables> | -updateall [-numupdates <1-100000>]

Argument

Description

-listall

List all database tables passwords can be converted on.

-tables <list of tables>

Specify a space-delimited list of tables on which passwords will be converted.

-updateall

Update passwords from all supported database tables.

-numupdates <1-100000>

The number of passwords to be updated before data is committed to the database. This can range between 1 to 100000 passwords.

Examples
  1. To convert all passwords with AES-128 encryption from the supported database tables to AES-256:

    update_db_crypto.exe -updateall
  2. To convert the first 100 passwords with AES-128 encryption from the supported database tables to AES-256 before committing the data to the database:

    update_db_crypto.exe -updateall -numupdates 100
  3. To convert passwords with AES-128 encryption from the wstnsyncpwd and wstnsyncpwdhis table to AES-256:

    update_db_crypto.exe -tables wstnsyncpwd wstnsyncpwdhis