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| <H1 class="Head">Secure storage</H1> |
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| <p>The secure storage saves data in an encrypted form. On some operating systems, |
| it uses your operating system account information to provide a single sign-on experience.</p> |
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| <p>The secure storage itself does not contain encryption code. It uses algorithms |
| supplied by the Java virtual machine and/or the operating system.</p> |
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| <h3>Frequently asked questions</h3> |
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| <li><h4>What encryption is used?</h4> |
| <p>By default, the 56-bit DES algorithm is requested from the Java virtual machine.</p> |
| <p>The |
| <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png" alt="command link"> |
| <strong>General > Security > Secure Storage</strong></a> |
| preference page allows you to change the encryption algorithm. Note that the new algorithm |
| will be applied to newly created secure storages only. The list of compatible algorithms depends on the Java |
| virtual machine running this application.</p> |
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| <li><h4>How do I change a password?</h4> |
| <p>You can change password via the <b>Change Password...</b> button on the |
| <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png" alt="command link"> |
| <strong>General > Security > Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page.</p> |
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| <h2>Resolving problems</h2> |
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| <li><h4>Lost secure storage password or invalid secure storage password</h4> |
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| <p>If you have specified password recovery questions/answers, you can use the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png" alt="command link"> |
| <strong>General > Security > Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page to |
| recover the master password. After the master password has been recovered, it is strongly |
| recommended that you change the master password using the <b>Change Password...</b> button on |
| the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png" alt="command link"> |
| <strong>General > Security > Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page.</p> |
| <p>The recovered password is not displayed, but stored in the memory cache until the application is closed.</p> |
| </li> |
| <li><h4>If all else fails</h4> |
| <p>If you have a problem with secure storage that you can not find a workaround for, the secure storage can be deleted |
| using the <b>Delete</b> button on the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png" alt="command link"> |
| <strong>General > Security > Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page. This, of course, will delete all the contents |
| of the secure storage. It is highly recommended that you restart the application after secure storage has been deleted.</p> |
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| <p><img alt="Related concepts" src="../images/ngrelc.png" border="0"> |
| <br><A href="ref-securestorage-works.htm">How secure storage works</A> |
| <br><A href="ref-securestorage-recovery.htm">Password recovery</A> |
| <br><A href="ref-securestorage-passwd.htm">Life of a master password</A> |
| </p> |
| <p><img alt="Related reference" src="../images/ngrelr.png" border="0"> |
| <br><a href="ref-securestorage-prefs.htm">Secure storage preference page</a> |
| <br><a href="ref-securestorage-options.htm">Secure storage runtime options</a> |
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