Change The Encryption Key Location

Every installation of Securden is protected with a unique encryption key. By default, this encryption key is located at /conf/securden.key for evaluation purposes. Securden doesn’t allow the encryption key and the encrypted data to reside in the same location to ensure security. Hence, the key has to be moved outside the Securden installation folder.

When deploying the product to production, Securden enforces moving the key out of the installation folder. The encryption key is essential to start the Securden server. If the key is not present in the new location, Securden server won’t start. After moving the key to some other secure location, you need to specify the new location as explained below:

To specify the new location,

1. Navigate to Admin >> Security >> Change Key location.
2. Specify the location.
3. Click Test to check whether the key is found in the specified location.
4. If the floating screen states “Securden encryption key not found in the path specified”, check if the key is found in the new location.
5. If the encryption key was found in the specified location, A floating screen will appear containing a message stating Encryption key found in the path specified.
6. Click Save.

Note

If the server fails to start, you can view the current location of the encryption key by opening the Securden_key.location file using any text editor. This file is located at /conf/Securden_key.location. You need to have the encryption key in the location specified in this file for the Securden server to start.