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JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000171-AS-000119
The JBoss Password Vault must be used for storing passwords or other sensitive configuration information.
The JBoss Password Vault must be used for storing passwords or other sensitive configuration information.
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The JBoss Password Vault must be used for storing passwords or other sensitive configuration information.
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<VulnDiscussion>JBoss EAP 6 has a Password Vault to encrypt sensitive strings, store them in an encrypted keystore, and decrypt them for applications and verification systems. Plain-text configuration files, such as XML deployment descriptors, need to specify passwords and other sensitive information. Use the JBoss EAP Password Vault to securely store sensitive strings in plain-text files.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>