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Configuring Database Credentials Password Hashing

The procedure in this topic describes how to configure database credentials password hashing.

This task is a step in Process of Configuring User and Credentials Password Hashing.

To implement database credentials password hashing

1. For each applicable database account, create and record a login name and a password.
2. To hash one or more passwords, run the hashpwd.exe utility at a command prompt. For command syntax options, see Running the Password Hashing Utility.
3. For each database account, assign the hashed passwords to their corresponding database accounts.

   For information about setting credentials for database accounts, see your RDBMS documentation.

4. In the LDAP or ADSI directory, specify the unhashed version of the password for the attribute that contains the database account.

   For information about required attributes in the directory, see Requirements for the LDAP or ADSI Directory.

5. Using Siebel Server Manager, configure the security adapter for credentials password hashing.
   • For the LDAP or ADSI security adapter:
     • Set the HashDBPwd parameter to TRUE.
     • The hash algorithm will be based on the setting you previously made for the HashAlgorithm parameter when you configured user password hashing.