Changing the Keystore Password

Changing the Keystore Password on a ETKMS

Changing the password on a ETKMS involves multiple steps, including:

1Stop the ETKMS service

2Use keytool to change the password

3Change the password for each individual key stored

4Change the password listed in the ETKMS properties file

5Restart the ETKMS service

Stopping the ETKMS Service

To stop the ETKMS service:

1Open an SSH session and log into the ETKMS.

2At the command line, enter service etkms stop

Change the Password Used by Keytool

Use the keytool utility to change the password of the keystore. The default password for the ETKMS keystore is g3h31m.

To change the keystore password on the ETKMS:

1Open an SSH session and log into the ETKMS.

2At the command line, enter

keytool -storepasswd -new <NewPassword> -keystore etkms.keystore -storepass <CurrentPassword>

The new password must be at least 6 characters long. If you do not specify the current password on the command line, you will be prompted for it.

NOTE

If you change the password for the keystore that keytool uses, you must also change the password used by the ETKMS software. If the keystore password and the password stored in the ETKMS properties file do not match, errors will be logged and the ETKMS will be unable to generate and renew encryption keys. For instructions on changing the password stored in the ETKMS properties file, see “Changing the Password Used in the ETKMS Properties File” on page 268.

Change the Password for Individual Keys

You also use the keytool utility to change the password for each key stored.

To change the password for individual keys:

1List the keys with passwords that need to be changed by typing:

keytool -list -keystore etkms.keystore -storepass <KeyStorePassword>

2For each key, change the password with the following command using the appropriate alias (the first name on each line in the results from the command above):

keytool -keypasswd -keystore etkms.keystore -storepass <KeyStorePassword>

-keypass <OldKeyPassword> -new <NewKeyPassword>

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EncrypTight, ET0100A, ET0010A, ET1000A specifications

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