Managing passwords with the vault

[bdyerjboss]

I followed the setup steps provided by Anil.

Using JBoss7.1.1.Final , urn:jboss:domain:1.2,  standalone mode.  Windows7 x64, jdk 1.7.

I get a 'Failed to parse configuration' error when inserting the <vault>....</vault> node, into a valid standalone.xml. 

WstxIOException: Invalid UTF-8 start byte 0xa0

<vault>

        <vault-option name="KEYSTORE_URL" value="c:/jboss-7.1.1/standalone/configuration/vault.keystore"/>

       <vault-option name="KEYSTORE_PASSWORD" value="MASK-5WNXs8oEbrs"/>

       <vault-option name="KEYSTORE_ALIAS" value="vault"/>

       <vault-option name="SALT" value="124385678"/>

       <vault-option name="ITERATION_COUNT" value="50"/>

       <vault-option name="ENC_FILE_DIR" value="c:/jboss-7.1.1/standalone/vault/"/>

</vault>

Any suggestions?

[mentallurg]

Hi bruce,

I'd suppose it is caused by editor. What editor dou you use? Check what encoding you set for this file. Better: attach the file (remove sensitive info first).

By the way:

JBoss vault is not safe. It only gives you false feeling of safety. You disclose the password to access the vault via KEYSTORE_PASSWORD. Everyone can easily decrypt all the passwords you have encrypted. Be aware that you don't get more safety with JBoss vault.

Regards,

mentallurg