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Nikolay_Matveev's avatar
Nikolay_Matveev
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Apr 19, 2016

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...
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Yann_Desmarest
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Apr 19, 2016

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.