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Encrypting Password

Former Member — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:14:07 GMT

Hello,

We use the FM DB_CRYPTO_PASSWORD to encrpyt our password. The FM encrypt a word different on a non-UNICODE-System and an UNICODE-System.

At the moment we haven't an UNICODE-System. If we migrate our system into an UNICODE-System, is it possible to "translate" our "old" passwords stored in a data base, so that the passwords are also valid on the UNICODE-System?

Best regards,

Marion Kühl

Re: Encrypting Password

former_member226999 — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:16:47 GMT

If the table is SAP standard then SAP take cares of translation of database into UNICODE but if it is in the Z name space then keep the program using this table unicode disabled so that it would work in the same was as it used to.

Thanks,

Re: Encrypting Password

Former Member — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:38:50 GMT

Hi,

this doesn't solve the problem. Once again: We encrypt the password with the FM DB_CRYPTO_PASSWORD and stored it in a data base table (our name space, not a SAP table). Then we migrated our SAP-System into a UNICODE-System, so that we can't keep any program (or function group) unicode disabled. After that the password will be enter the next time: We will encrypt the password (again with the FM DB_CRYPTO_PASSWORD) and compare with the encrypted password stored in the table. At the moment the result is different (on our test system).

Best regards,

Marion