IBM Worklight 5.0.6.1 - Protecting Worklight Console with encrypted worklight.properties file

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I have specified the following in worklight.properties:

console.username.enc=<encrypted string>
console.password.enc=<encrypted string>

in worklight.properties.

However, there is a warning message "com.worklight.server.bundle.api.WorklightConfiguration getStringProperty Using empty value for configuration property 'console.password' in SystemOut.log file.

It looks strange to me because there is no warning 'console.username' though I actually do not expect such warning will appear when I use '.enc' to specify the encrypted strings.

To investigate this problem, I have further conducted the following tests:

Trial 1) Specify console.username.enc and console.password

Result: Worklight console can be successfully login without any warning message in SystemOut.log. So, it will not be due to encryption / decryption problem as console.username.enc can be successfully decrypted.

Trial 2) Specify console.username and console.password.enc

Result: Same warning message (...Using empty value for configuration property 'console.password'...) appeared

Trial 3) Specify console.username and console.password

Result: Worklight console can be successfully login.

Trial 4) Remove console.username and console.password from worklight.properties

Result: Two warning messages - "Using empty value for configuration property 'console.username'.....'console.password') appeared

So, the problem seems like there is only problem in reading the value from 'console.password.enc' (but not 'console.username.enc') which sounds quite strange.

Do you have any idea? Thanks!

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Idan Adar On BEST ANSWER

This is a defect and is fixed in Worklight 6.0.0.x and above. It is pending backporting to 5.0.6.x. There is no workaround available.

If you are a customer or business partner of IBM and require this fix, you should open a PMR to make sure it will be delivered to you via an iFix release.