File Based Passphrase Provider provide a mechanism for reading a passphrase from a specified file. The contents of the file may optionally be encrypted with a key from the server's encryption settings database.
The File Based Passphrase Provider component inherits from the Passphrase Provider
The properties supported by this managed object are as follows:
| Basic Properties: | Advanced Properties: |
|---|---|
| description | None |
| enabled | |
| password-file | |
| max-cache-duration |
| Description | A description for this Passphrase Provider |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | A string |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
| Description | Indicates whether this Passphrase Provider is enabled for use in the server. |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | true false |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
| Description | The path to the file containing the passphrase. |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | A filesystem path |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
| Description | The maximum length of time that the passphrase provider may cache the passphrase that has been read from the target file. A value of zero seconds indicates that the provider should always attempt to read the passphrase from the file. |
| Default Value | 60s |
| Allowed Values | A duration. Lower limit is 0 milliseconds. |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
To list the configured Passphrase Providers:
dsconfig list-passphrase-providers
[--property {propertyName}] ...
To view the configuration for an existing Passphrase Provider:
dsconfig get-passphrase-provider-prop
--provider-name {name}
[--tab-delimited]
[--script-friendly]
[--property {propertyName}] ...
To update the configuration for an existing Passphrase Provider:
dsconfig set-passphrase-provider-prop
--provider-name {name}
(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}
[(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...
To create a new File Based Passphrase Provider:
dsconfig create-passphrase-provider
--provider-name {name}
--type file-based
--set enabled:{propertyValue}
--set password-file:{propertyValue}
[--set {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...
To delete an existing Passphrase Provider:
dsconfig delete-passphrase-provider
--provider-name {name}