Encrypting Passwords

Encrypt password sensitive strings that are plain text to avoid security issues.
  1. In the menu, select Tools > Password Encoder. The Password Encoder dialog appears.
  2. Type the string to be encrypted into the Password field. The encrypted password is displayed in the Encoded string field.
  3. Click Copy to Clipboard and Close to copy the encrypted password to the clipboard and to close the Password Encoder dialog.
  4. Change the appropriate code lines in your test scripts.
Note: You can also encrypt a string in code by using the Desktop Encrypt method. Encrypted strings can be decrypted using the Decrypt method.
Note: Silk Test uses a default algorithm for encryption. You can customize the used algorithm and key by adapting the file encryption.properties.sample, which is located in %APPDATA%\Silk\Silk Test\conf. Detailed information about the properties is available directly within the properties file. To activate your customized algorithm, close Silk Test, shut down the OpenAgent using the tray icon menu, rename the properties file from encryption.properties.sample to encryption.properties, and restart Silk Test.
Parent topic: Using Advanced Techniques with the Open Agent