Is there a problem with PWD_ENCRYPT ?

Jaymer

I'm trying to set a user's password to a known string.

SystemUser.Password=PWD_ENCRYPT('Hello')

this returns blank when viewed in the logger.

PWD_ENCRYPT has been around 10 years and not talked about much - did it get replaced by something else?
or is it just broke?

BobK

Jaymer wrote
did it get replaced by something else?

Jaymer wrote
or is it just broke?

Works for me.

Jaymer

what version bob?

Jaymer

4e4894ebe502f1ca4ebdd3efb982f2b7

this is getting stored in the Password field when I execute this:

PWD_ENCRYPT('Hello')

1) It shows blank in the Logger (like i said in original post)
2) You can't log in with 'Hello'
3) Hello is f51ae753bc6112ead827d588bc7804a9, so I'm not sure where the 4e48 is coming from.

BobK

I am using Version 8.3 Build 2631.

The field I am storing the encrypted value is a plain old Plain Text field and I did not select the Password option.

Jaymer

no, i don't mess with the "password" option either.
tho I'm trying to store the result into the user's actual Password field, so he can log in with that password.

it just seems like the function is broke if its not going to display a value in the Logger LIKE EVERY OTHER function & assignment does in Aware.

stumped.

BobK

I changed my test to try populating the Password field of the RegularUser BO and I got the same results as you.
The solution is to not use the PWD_ENCRYPT function. Just move 'Hello' into the Password Field of the RU and Aware will automatically encrypt it. Changes to that specific field do not show in the logs probably for security reasons.

aware_support

Bob is right - Aware IM treats the Password attribute of the SystemUser object in a special way - it automatically encrypts everything that gets stored there. So:

RegularUser.Password = 'Hello' // this is CORRECT
RegularUser.Password=PWD_ENCRYPT ('Hello') // this is WRONG!
SomeObject.SomeAttribute=PWD_ENCRYPT ('Hello') // this is CORRECT!