5 Using the Wallet Manager Tool to Set Up a Wallet
To perform lifecycle operations using the LCM tools, password credentials must be stored in a wallet. As a result, you need to set up an Oracle wallet that contains the required credentials to run the create-domain action, such as the user name and password used for connecting to the database.
To do this, you will use the Wallet Manager tool.
- About the Wallet Manager Tool
You can use the Wallet Manager tool to create and manage the password credentials required to perform various lifecycle operations. - Creating a Wallet
This example shows you how to use the Wallet Manager tool to create a wallet and add the necessary password credentials to that wallet.
About the Wallet Manager Tool
You can use the Wallet Manager tool to create and manage the password credentials required to perform various lifecycle operations.
The Wallet Manager tool provides a simple command-line interface for building and maintaining an Oracle Wallet file. Depending on your security needs, you can either create an encrypted wallet or an auto-login one.
With this tool, you can:
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Create a new wallet.
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Add new credentials to a wallet.
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Update existing credentials in a wallet.
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Remove existing credentials from a wallet.
This tutorial shows you how to create a new, encrypted wallet. See Creating a Wallet.
If you are familiar with Java programming, you can also use the Java API Reference for the Lifecycle Management Credential Management to learn more about how to use the APIs to create a wallet.
Parent topic: Using the Wallet Manager Tool to Set Up a Wallet
Creating a Wallet
This example shows you how to use the Wallet Manager tool to create a wallet and add the necessary password credentials to that wallet.
For this tutorial, use the create-wallet.sh
script in the create-domain-example
directory to set up a wallet that contains the credentials referenced by the sample topology.
To create a wallet:
create-domain-example/mywallet
directory that contains the required credentials, including your database, WebLogic administrator, and schema user credentials.
Parent topic: Using the Wallet Manager Tool to Set Up a Wallet