Appsettings.json Password Obfuscation

By default, passwords are saved as plain text in the Tasks and API appsettings.json files. The following instructions detail how to allow obfuscation of these passwords, if desired.

Obfuscating passwords is not a security measure, instead it is available to those who would like to configure their install this way. Running the commands below will result in obfuscated passwords similar to this:

Tasks

Run the following commands from an administrator Command Line (cmd.exe):

pushd "C:\Program Files\Swimlane"
dotnet tasks.dll encryptinfile -f .\appsettings.json -s $.Data.Mongo.SwimlaneConnectionString
dotnet tasks.dll encryptinfile -f .\appsettings.json -s $.Data.Mongo.HistoryConnectionString

Additional commands and options are described by typing the following:

dotnet tasks.dll -h
dotnet tasks.dll encryptinfile --help
dotnet tasks.dll encrypttofile --help

API

Run the following commands from an administrator Command Line (cmd.exe):

pushd C:\inetpub\API
dotnet api.dll encryptinfile -f .\appsettings.json -s $.Data.Mongo.SwimlaneConnectionString
dotnet api.dll encryptinfile -f .\appsettings.json -s $.Data.Mongo.HistoryConnectionString

View additional commands and options by typing the following:

dotnet api.dll -h
dotnet api.dll encryptinfile --help
dotnet api.dll encrypttofile --help