Google Search Appliance Connectors Administration Guide - Manual (Page 31)

Encode sensitive values
You can encode passwords and other sensitive configuration values and copy them to the
adaptor-config.properties
file. Values can be specified in the configuration as
prefix:data, where the prefix specifies how the value is stored.
You can encode the listed sensitive values for the following connectors:
●
Connector for SharePoint--sharepoint.password
●
Connector for SharePoint User Profiles--sharepoint.password
● Connector for Active Directory--ad.defaultPassword
●
The Connector for File Systems does not support encoding sensitive values.
The value can be stored as:
●
Plain text allowing the password or other information to be read by anybody who
can read the configuration. Denoted by "pl" prefix.
● Obfuscated where the information is in a highly unreadable format, but it is
possible for anyone to retrieve the original text. Denoted by "obf" prefix.
●
Encrypted which uses your HTTPS encryption key to encrypt the value. Denoted by
"pkc" prefix.
To encode a sensitive value:
1. Under Storing Sensitive Values, enter the sensitive value in the field.
2. Click a storage option.
3. Click Encode Sensitive Value.
The encoded value appears.
4.
Copy and paste the sensitive value into the adaptor-config.properties file.