Time for action – enabling strong encryption

GeoServer can store passwords in an encrypted format. You can select the encryption type from the basic security settings page. We will enable strong encryption by adding a couple of files to our installation.

1. The first step is getting the files you need. Open your browser and point to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-6-download-429243.html.

   Note

   We are assuming that you are using Oracle Java™ 6; we installed it in Chapter 2, Getting Started with GeoServer. If you are using Oracle Java™ 7, download the files at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html. You should not use Java™ 5 or the previous versions with GeoServer.

2. Accept the license agreement and then the download link will be available. Save the archive to a convenient folder and explore it:

   

3. There are three files inside the archive. You need to copy the two JAR files to your <java-home>/lib/security folder:

   ~/JCE6$ ls ...