Encryption Tool

The Encryption tool is installed in the bin directory (\Lucity\bin\Lucity.EncryptConfigurations.exe) of any machine on which the Admin Tools were installed during the Lucity Desktop installation. The Encryption tool is not deployed to all workstations by default. To use the tool on other machines, Lucity recommends that an administrator:

• copy the executable file locally to each workstation's bin folder;
• use the program to configure and encrypt the connection strings; and
• delete the program from the workstation when you are done using it.

The primary purpose of the Encryption tool is to enable administrators to change the encrypted passwords in the configuration files of the Lucity web applications. To use it there, copy the Lucity.EncryptConfigurations.exe and Lucity.EncryptConfigurations.exe.Config files to the root of the web application folder (the same folder that holds the connections.config file). Then run the tool from that folder.

When running Lucity.EncryptConfigurations.exe for a Lucity web application, the contents of the Lucity.EncryptConfigurations.exe.config file should be:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration >
<connectionStrings configSource="connections.config" />
</configuration>

How To Use the Tool

1. Click Add New to add a connection string for a new client. (Each client will have only one connection string.)
   • Indicate the Database Platform (SQL Server or Oracle), the Connection String, Instance, and Database Name.
   • Choose whether to use Login/Password or Integrated Security.
2. Click Edit Selected to edit a Connection String for an existing client.
   • The Instance and Database Name are now editable.
   • Choose whether to use Login/Password or Integrated Security.
3. Click Delete to remove a Connection String from an existing client.
4. Click Test to validate the selected Connection String.
5. Save any changes, electing to Save using no encryption or to Save using Machine Encryption.