Hiding the password using hashing

The XML personality file is a text file that can be opened in any text editor, such as Windows Notepad. This means it is possible for a user to locate the file and read the password. To protect against this happening, you can encrypt the password using hashing, and specify the encrypted version in the personality file, instead of the original version.

To hide the password using hashing

1. In NWare, press CTRL+SHIFT+H.

   The Generate Hash dialog box is displayed.

   

2. In the User box, type the username.
3. In the Password box, type the password.
4. Click OK.

   The Generated Hash dialog box is displayed.

   

5. Make a note of the hash value.
6. Edit the personality file and remove the <password value= ... /> line.
7. Add in a new line to specify the hash value. For example:

   <hash value="fc49b35aa6475f56ad85fcf3954c56b424e16573" />

8. Save the personality file.