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Nikolay_Matveev
Apr 19, 2016Nimbostratus
encryption with AES/CRYPTO - how to securely store the encryption key
Dear All,
I need to encrypt/decrypt some sensitive data which is permanently stored in a datagroup. Is there a way to store the encryption key so that it remained accessible from an iRule but at...
Yann_Desmarest
Apr 19, 2016Cirrus
Hello,
You can use an ifile. It is stored on the filesystem (in clear) but not in the configuration file. You can use a script and the cron to generate your keys within ifiles.
Or alternatively, you can set up a temporary key within a session table : https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/irules.table.ashx
The issue with table is that it doesn't persist accross reboot. You can create your keys using commands within irules. But I'm not sure that you have the right command available to generate a cryptographically secured key.
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