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Staring in Profound.js / Profound API Version 7, the encryptionKey configuration setting is required to use file encryption features. Prior releases used an encryption key built into the product. Encrypted files generated by prior versions will need to be regenerated to work with version 7. |
Many features use encrypted data files to protect credentials. Starting in version 7, all built-in encryption features require a user-defined encryption key to be specified via the encryptionKey configuration setting. If the encryption key is not specified, an error message like this will display when attempting to use encryption features:
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To enable encryption features and resolve this error, it’s necessary to generate an encryption key and populate it in the encryptionKey configuration setting.
Generating An Encryption Key
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A command-line utility named gen_key.js is provided in the product installation library to generate encryption keys. gen_key.js uses the Node.js crypto.randomBytes()API to generate cryptographically strong random bytes.
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Specifying the Encryption Key in the Configuration File
See encryptionKeyfor details.
Features that Require an Encryption Key
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