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Roman_80473
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Jan 13, 2011

How to encrypt/encode LTM credentials via iControl

Hi folks,   I'm new to iControl, and I need to encrypt/encode credentials before connecting to ltm machine via iControl. Right now, I pass username and password in clear text to Interfaces.initiali...
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Jan 13, 2011
Hi Roman,

 

 

What are you trying to protect the credentials from? iControl communication is encrypted using SSL over the network. Are you trying to avoid storing the credentials in your program in clear text? If so, you could use an encryption method that your clientside platform supports. What language are you using? Maybe someone here can give you a suggestion.

 

 

Aaron