Subject: Password Storage
Could someone explain how and where your passwords are stored when you select default or embedded for credentials when adding an entry. I understand when you use credential repository the passwords can be store in a third party password manager. When selecting the other options where are the passwords stored, are they stored in the main xml file or are they store in your windows profile somewhere? Are they encrypted when the are stored?
Thanks
All Comments (7)
Hi,
They are stored in the xml or database if you use SQL Server. It always encrypted with AES.
David Hervieux
Is that the same for RDP connections as well?
It's not encrypted in the xml if you don't set a master password but the password is always encrypted even without a master password
David Hervieux
So...if i want to use RDM with MSSQL, i don't need the Password Vault Manager?
Exactly, all the features of Password Vault Manager are included in RDM Enteprise
edited by dhervieux on 12/14/2012
David Hervieux
Thank you for your quick reply David. Will the passwords the only thing that are encrypted in SQL?
By default it is but you can force the complete encryption by setting a security provider:
http://help.remotedesktopmanager.com/administration_securityproviders.htm
For example if you set it to Basic, all the xml is encrypted and the password is double encrypted
David Hervieux