Financial Management provides a utility to encrypt the UDL file used by the application server to communicate with the database. Based on the UDL file extension, Financial Management detects whether the file is encrypted. If the file extension is .UDL, the system assumes that the file is not encrypted. If the file extension is .hfmudl, the system assumes that the file is encrypted.
To encrypt the UDL file, you use the EncryptHFMUDL utility located in the FinancialManagement/Server directory.
To encrypt the UDL file:
Do one of these tasks to access the MS-DOS command prompt:
Select Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Select Start > Run, and type cmd.
Enter encrypthfmudl hfm.udl hfm.hfmudl
where hfmUDL. is the location and name of your original UDL file, and hfm.hfmUDL. is the location for the encrypted UDL file.
Note:
The encrypted UDL file extension must be .hfmudl.After encrypting the file, you can delete the original unencrypted file.
To decrypt the UDL file:
Do one of these tasks to access the MS-DOS command prompt:
Select Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Select Start > Run, and type cmd.
Enter encrypthfmudl hfm.hfmudl hfm.udl /u.
where hfm.hfmudl. is the location for the encrypted UDL file, and hfm.udl is the location for the decrypted UDL file.