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When a new end entity is created, where and how is the password stored?

April 26, 2017entity password stored

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When a new end entity is created, where and how is the password stored?

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A one-time password is stored hashed with SHA-1 in the UserData table in the database. If the checkbox ‘clear text password’ is checked when adding the user the password is stored in clear text, to be used for server side generation.