1. Security Administration Guide
  2. Site Key Settings in the JDE.INI File

Site Key Settings in the JDE.INI File

The sitekey program stores a site key in the following settings in the [SITE_KEYS] section of the JDE.INI file:

  • CurrentKey. This contains the text string of the site key value used to encrypt new data items.

  • PreviousKey. This contains the text string of the site key value used to decrypt previously encrypted data items; it is never used for the encryption of new data items. If the current site key is changed, the encryption system uses the previous site key to decrypt old data items, after which the new current site key is used to re-encrypt these data items.

Example of Site Key Entries in the JDE.INI shows an example of site key entries in the JDE.INI file.