Protecting Files With Encoded Passwords; Changing The Master Password - Sun Microsystems GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Administration Manual

Managing Security of Passwords
3. Restart the Enterprise Server for the relevant domain.

Protecting Files with Encoded Passwords

Some files contain encoded passwords that need protecting using file system permissions. These
files include the following:
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Changing the Master Password

The master password (MP) is an overall shared password. It is never used for authentication
and is never transmitted over the network. This password is the central point for overall
security; the user can choose to enter it manually when required, or obscure it in a file. It is the
most sensitive piece of data in the system. The user can force prompting for the master
password by removing this file. When the master password is changed, it is re-saved in the
master-password keystore, which is a Java JCEKS type keystore.
To change the master password, follow these steps:
1. Stop the Enterprise Server for the domain. Use the asadmin change-master-password
2. Restart the Enterprise Server.
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Enclose the alias password in single quotes as shown in the example.
Note –
domain-dir/master-password
This file contains the encoded master password and should be protected with file system
permissions 600.
Any password file created to pass as an argument using the --passwordfile argument to
asadmin should be protected with file system permissions 600.
command, which prompts for the old and new passwords, then re-encrypts all dependent
items. For example:
asadmin change-master-password>
Please enter the master password>
Please enter the new master password>
Please enter the the new master password again>