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Instructions for encrypting passwords – Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Configuration and Operation User Manual

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Controlling the matrix switch via XML

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Instructions for encrypting passwords

If the transcription type transport encryption is enabled, the entire outgoing data stream

is encrypted. When using Password encryption, however, only the passwords of user

accounts are encrypted in XML requests.

A subset of the W3C standard

XML encryption

is used to encrypt passwords. An

container replaces the password with the XML namespace

"http://

www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#"

. This container includes the

container,

which inlcudes the

container:

NOTE:

In XML requests, passwords can either be encrypted (recommended) or in

plain text when sent to the device.

PASSWORD AS EMBEDDED ENCRYPTED TEXT

0x22222222

JohnDoe

B2Wmn52teOPvY31wq0l4nw==