Where is Connection Profile data Stored Within Test Data Manager (TDM)

Products

• CA Test Data Manager (Data Finder / Grid Tools)

Issue/Introduction

How are the database credentials stored within Test Data Manager (TDM)?

What encryption method is used to store the data securely?

Environment

All supported TDM releases.

Resolution

Database credentials (connection profiles) are stored within the gtrep (AKA the repository).

The password is encrypted with the AES-256 cipher.  All other data (username, servername, connection/driver parameters, database name, etc) are stored in plain text.