Storing credentials
Before you begin
If you are storing credentials for a service repository, you must have an IBM® username and password. To register for an IBM username and password, go to: http://www.ibm.com/account/profile. For more information about service repositories, see Searching service repositories.
About this task
The -keyring
and -password
options
that are used to create key ring files are deprecated. Use the -secureStorageFile
and -masterPasswordFile
options
to store user credentials. To store credentials in a key ring file,
see Storing credentials in a key ring file.
Installation Manager uses the Eclipse infrastructure to save credentials. When you use the
-secureStorageFile
and -masterPasswordFile
options, you create a
storage file that contains your credentials. If you use an existing storage file, the new
credentials are added, and the previous credentials are not overwritten.
If you do not save your credentials, you are prompted to enter your credentials each time you access the repository.
For more information about the input responseFile
and the
-secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile
master_password_file
command-line arguments, see Installation Manager command-line arguments for silent mode. For more information about the
imutilsc
commands, see Commands for imutilsc.
Procedure
The following steps describe how to store credentials in a storage file:
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Storing credentials in a key ring file
About this task
For versions 1.6.1 and earlier, use the -keyring
and -password
options
to save credentials.
To create a key ring file, use the Installation Manager imutilsc
command-line
tool from the Installation Manager tools
directory
to authenticate with repositories.
Installation Manager uses the Eclipse infrastructure to save credentials to a key ring file. When
you use the -keyring keyring_file -password
password
argument, Eclipse creates a key ring file if a key ring file
does not exist. If you use an existing key ring file, the new credentials are added, and the
previous credentials are not overwritten.
-password
option when you
created the key ring, other users can use your credentials to access
the repository. Create a key ring by using the -keyring
and -password
options
with IBMIM
, imcl
, or imutilsc
saveCredential
. If you do not save your credentials, you are prompted to enter your credentials each time you access the repository.
For more information about the input responseFile
and the
-keyring keyring_file -password password
command-line arguments, see Installation Manager command-line arguments for silent mode. For more information about key ring files, see the Eclipse workbench User Guide.
For more information about imutilsc
commands, see Commands for imutilsc.
Procedure
To store credentials in a key ring file by using the Installation Manager imutilsc
command: