Password Management

Grid application passwords are stored encrypted in the database with the rest of the grid and application properties. Encryption and decryption of the password property is made with a grid-unique symmetric key and is handled by the property management layer in the grid.

The grid provides functionality for exporting and importing application properties, which can be useful, for example, for re-using configuration. When exporting application properties that include passwords, a password to protect the password properties must be given. When importing back the properties, the same password must be entered again in order to decrypt the information.