enc_dec_file

Description

Encrypts or decrypts a file using the security middleware and user credentials.

Syntax

enc_dec_file --appserver_url URL 
   --input_file read_file --output_file write_file 
   --operation [encrypt | decrypt] 
   --username user_name --password sm_password 
[--init_ctx_factory initialCtxtFactory]

Argument	Datatype	Default value	Description
* appserver_url	string		The URL to use when connecting to the security middleware.
* input_file	string		The name of the file to encrypt or decrypt; must be a readable file.
* output_file	string		The destination file for the encrypted or decrypted data; must be a writable file.
* operation	choice		The operation to perform, encrypt or decrypt.
* username	string		The user name for connecting to the security middleware.
* password	string		The password for connecting to the security middleware.
init_ctx_factory	string	com.sybase.ep.security.naming. InitialContextFactory	The InitialContextFactory to use when connecting to the security middleware.

Returns

Return value	Indicates
0	The command ran successfully; the result is true/success.
1	The command failed.

Examples

Example 1

This example encrypts the input file myFile.txt and writes the output to the myFile.txt.enk file; the user name is “pso” and the password is “pso”:

securetool enk_dec_file 
   --appserver_url iiop://victory:9000
   --operation encrypt --username pso --password pso
   --input_file myFile.txt --output_file myFile.txt.enk