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Identity Manager 9.1.1 - Installation Guide

About this guide One Identity Manager overview Installation prerequisites Installing One Identity Manager Installing and configuring the One Identity Manager Service Automatic updating of One Identity Manager Updating One Identity Manager Installing additional modules for a existing One Identity Manager installation Installing and updating an application server Installing the API Server Installing, configuring, and maintaining the Web Designer Web Portal Installing and updating the Manager web application Logging in to One Identity Manager tools Troubleshooting Advanced configuration of the Manager web application Machine roles and installation packages Configuration parameters for the email notification system How to configure the One Identity Manager database using SQL Server AlwaysOn availability groups

Creating new database keys and encrypting database information

NOTE: It is recommended that you create a backup before encrypting the database information in a database. Then you can restore the previous state if necessary.

To create a new database key and encrypt the One Identity Manager database

  1. Start the Launchpad and log in to the One Identity Manager database.

  2. In the Installation overview pane, select the Encrypt the database and click Run.

    This starts the Crypto Configuration program.

  3. Click Next on the home page.

  4. On the New database connection page, enter the valid connection credentials for the One Identity Manager database.

  5. On the Select action page, select Create or change database key.

  6. On the Private key page, select There was no encryption yet.

  7. Create a new key on New private key.

    1. Click Create key.

    2. Select the directory path for saving the file using the file browser and enter a name for the key file.

    3. Click Save.

      The (*.key) key file is generated. This closes the file browser and displays the path and file name under Private key.

    4. Click Next.

      This establishes which data is encrypted.

  8. The date to be encrypted is displayed on the Convert database page.

    1. Click Convert.

    2. Confirm the following two security questions with Yes.

      This starts data encryption and displays the conversion progress.

    3. Click Next.

  9. Click Finish on the last page to end the program.

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Changing database keys and encrypting database information

NOTE:

  • To change a database key, you need the key file with the old database key. The key is change and saved in a new key file.

  • It is recommended that you create a backup before encrypting the database information in a database. Then you can restore the previous state if necessary.

To change a database key and encrypt the One Identity Manager database

  1. Start the Launchpad and log in to the One Identity Manager database.

  2. In the Installation overview pane, select the Encrypt the database and click Run.

    This starts the Crypto Configuration program.

  3. Click Next on the home page.

  4. On the New database connection page, enter the valid connection credentials for the One Identity Manager database.

  5. On the Select action page, select Create or change database key.

  6. Load the existing key on Private key.

    1. Select Encryption was enabled.

    2. Click Load key.

    3. Using the file browser, select the (*.key) file with the old database key.

    4. Click Open.

      This closes the file browser and displays the path and file name.

    5. Click Next.

  7. Create a new key on New private key.

    1. Click Create key.

    2. Select the directory path for saving the file using the file browser and enter a name for the key file.

    3. Click Save.

      The (*.key) key file is generated. This closes the file browser and displays the path and file name under Private key.

    4. Click Next.

      This establishes which data is encrypted.

  8. The date to be encrypted is displayed on the Convert database page.

    1. Click Convert.

    2. Confirm the following two security questions with Yes.

      This starts data encryption and displays the conversion progress.

    3. Click Next.

  9. Click Finish on the last page to end the program.

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Reencrypting database information

Use this method if the database already has encryption but you want to encrypt more columns.

NOTE: It is recommended that you create a backup before encrypting the database information in a database. Then you can restore the previous state if necessary.

To repeat One Identity Manager database encryption using an existing database key

  1. Start the Launchpad and log in to the One Identity Manager database.

  2. In the Installation overview pane, select the Encrypt the database and click Run.

    This starts the Crypto Configuration program.

  3. Click Next on the home page.

  4. On the New database connection page, enter the valid connection credentials for the One Identity Manager database.

  5. On the Select action page, select Encrypt using existing key.

    This establishes which data is encrypted.

  6. The date to be encrypted is displayed on the Convert database page.

    1. Click Convert.

    2. Confirm the following two security questions with Yes.

      This starts data encryption and displays the conversion progress.

    3. Click Next.

  7. Click Finish on the last page to end the program.

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Decrypting database information

NOTE:

  • You need the file with the database key for this.

  • It is recommended that you create a backup before encrypting the database information in a database. Then you can restore the previous state if necessary.

To decrypt the One Identity Manager database

  1. Start the Launchpad and log in to the One Identity Manager database.

  2. In the Installation overview pane, select the Encrypt the database and click Run.

    This starts the Crypto Configuration program.

  3. Click Next on the home page.

  4. On the New database connection page, enter the valid connection credentials for the One Identity Manager database.

  5. On the Select action page, select Decrypt data.

    This establishes which data to decrypt.

  6. The Convert database page displays the data to decrypt.

    1. Click Convert.

    2. Confirm the following two security questions with Yes.

    3. Using the file browser, select the (*.key) file with the database key.

    4. Click Open.

      This closes the file browser which starts data decryption and displays the conversion progress.

    5. Click Next.

  7. Click Finish on the last page to end the program.

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