Creating A Password File For The Admin Server - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - USING THE ADMIN SERVER Using Instructions

9. Set whether to require client authentication to the Admin Server. Client authentication means that
the server checks that the client's certificate has been issued by a trusted CA.
10. Click Save.

2.8.4. Creating a Password File for the Admin Server

Normally, if SSL is enabled, the server prompts for a security password when the Admin Server is
restarted:
Starting dirsrv-admin:
Please enter password for "internal" token:
The Admin Server can use a password file when TLS/SSL is enabled so that the server restarts
silently, without prompting for the security password.
WARNING
This password is stored in clear text within the password file, so its usage represents a
significant security risk. Do not use a password file if the server is running in an unsecured
environment.
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