“Clear Text Credential Access Enabled” field

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Can somebody please explain the usage of “Clear Text Credential Access Enabled” check-box under “->Security->Advanced tab for Weblogic 11g?

What is the difference if we set or unset this flag?

If I don’t set this flag I get an exception when trying to set a value for the “Credential” field:

Access to sensitive attribute in clear text is not allowed due to the setting of
ClearTextCredentialAccessEnabled attribute in SecurityConfigurationMBean

What should the value for the “Credential” field be if I don’t set the “Clear Text Credential Access Enabled” flag?

Answer

This feature will allow you to type in plain text credentials for, among other things, Datasources.

To enable this feature via the Weblogic console:

  1. Log into the console
  2. Under “Domain structure”, click the name of your domain
  3. Enable the UI for amending configuration
  4. Select the “Security” tab
  5. Expand the “Advanced” tab
  6. Tick “Clear Text Credential Access Enabled”
  7. Click “Save”
  8. Apply changes to the UI configuration

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Source : Link , Question Author : Dave , Answer Author : 8bitjunkie

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