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Enterprise Reporter 3.2.2 - Installation and Deployment Guide

Product Overview Installation Considerations for Enterprise Reporter Installing and Configuring Enterprise Reporter Managing Your Enterprise Reporter Deployment Troubleshooting Issues with Enterprise Reporter Appendix: Database Content Wizard Appendix: Encryption Key Manager Appendix: Log Viewer

Appendix: Encryption Key Manager

Topics:  
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Starting the Encryption Key Manager
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Generating a Key File
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Importing a Key File
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Exporting a Key File
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Resetting Credentials

Enterprise Reporter makes use of FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption to secure user credentials and includes an encryption key management tool. The Enterprise Reporter Encryption Key Manager can be started from the Windows Start menu. This tool allows you to perform the following tasks related to the Enterprise Reporter encryption key.

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Generating an encryption key
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Importing an encryption key from a backup file
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Exporting an encryption key to a backup file
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Resetting Enterprise Reporter user credentials

Starting the Encryption Key Manager

To start the Encryption Key Manager from the Windows Start menu
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Click Programs | Quest | Enterprise Reporter | Encryption Key Manager

Generating a Key File

The Encryption Key Manager can be used to generate a new encryption key. If Enterprise Reporter contains credentials with passwords, selecting this option will force the decryption and re-encryption of all Enterprise Reporter user credentials. If the decryption of the existing passwords fails, the procedure is unsuccessful, errors are returned, and no key file is generated. If the decryption and re-encryption is successful, the procedure continues and the new encryption key is written to the secure Windows Credential Manager (not to be confused with the Enterprise Reporter Credential Manager). The user is prompted to export the new key to a backup file.

To generate a key file
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Stop all Enterprise Reporter nodes.
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Start the Enterprise Reporter Encryption Key Manager.
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Click the Generate Key button.
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Read and accept the warning.
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Click OK to generate a new key file.
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Click OK to continue to export the key file to a backup file.
For more information, see Exporting a Key File .

Importing a Key File

The Encryption Key Manager can be used to import an encryption key from an Enterprise Reporter backup file. This option requires the user-supplied password that was used to create the backup file. If Enterprise Reporter contains credentials with passwords, this procedure will decrypt and re-encrypt all of them and store the imported encryption key in the secure Windows Credential Manager (not to be confused with the Enterprise Reporter Credential Manager).

To import a key file
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Stop all Enterprise Reporter nodes.
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Start the Enterprise Reporter Encryption Key Manager.
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Click the Import Key button.
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Enter the fully qualified filename of the backup file.
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Click the ellipsis to navigate to the Import Location of the backup file.
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Enter the user-supplied password for the backup file.
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Read and accept the warning.
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Click OK to import the backup file.
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Click OK to accept the successful import notification.
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