How to encrypt a string with acencrypt
The following procedure encrypts a clear text password, ThePassword, and adds the encrypted text to an installation file:
1 Using a text editor, create clear.txt with ThePassword as its only line.
ThePassword
2 Save and close clear.txt.
3 Choose Start➛Programs➛Accessories➛Command Prompt.
Command Prompt appears.
4 At the command prompt, type the following command, then press Enter:
acencrypt -input clear.txt -output encrypted.txt
The acencrypt utility creates the file encrypted.txt.
5 Using a text editor, open encrypted.txt. It contains the following line:
24262b27292c23242e2625272e292e2a2c2828262d25
6 Using the editor, open acinstallinput.xml for the Actuate installation you are customizing.
7 In acinstallinput.xml, copy and paste the encrypted string from encrypted.txt into the dialog box’s password control and set Encrypt to True, as shown in the following example:
<PasswordCtl
Password="24262b27292c23242e2625272e292e2a2c2828262d25"
Encrypt="true">