How to Encrypt and Decrypt Hive Password Using Infoworks Utility Script

Issue

Encrypting and decrypting the Hive password using Infoworks Utility script.

Solution

• Login to the Infoworks Edge Node.

cd $IW_HOME/bin

source env.sh

cd $IW_HOME/apricot-meteor/infoworks_python/infoworks/bin

• To encrypt, use the following command:

sh infoworks_security.sh -encrypt -p <HIVE password>

For example, sh infoworks_security.sh -encrypt -p 123456

Output, QDxLAnl+qDFR8RcWGoWijruXmq1NMSyr6yzlcXczTJA=

• To decrypt, use the following command:

sh infoworks_security.sh -decrypt -p <Encrypted password>

For example, sh infoworks_security.sh -decrypt -p QDxLAnl+qDFR8RcWGoWijruXmq1NMSyr6yzlcXczTJA=

Output, 123456

• To obtain more details about the script, run the following command:

sh infoworks_security.sh -h

Applicable Versions

• v2.3.x,v2.4.x,2.5.x