Setting the Token Key

How to:

The token creation relies on a user entered key that is identically and separately entered into the WebFOCUS Administration Console and a WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Server AE configuration file. This token is a hexadecimal (HEX) string value that is read each time to:

For more information on how to create encryption key files using hexadecimal (HEX) bytes, see WebFOCUS Encryption Features (Key File Format) in the WebFOCUS Security and Administration documentation.
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Procedure: How to Set the Token Key From WebFOCUS Client
  1. Access the WebFOCUS Administration Console.
  2. Expand Configuration and then Application Settings in the left pane.
  3. Click Encryption.

    The Application Settings - Encryption page opens, as shown in the following image.

  4. Enter a valid 32-character hexadecimal (HEX) string value for the IBI_WF_token_Key parameter.
  5. Click Save and then close the WebFOCUS Administration Console.
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Procedure: How to Set the Token Key From WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Server AE
  1. Navigate to the WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Server AE installation directory and edit the web.config file.

    Note: To edit the web.config file, ensure that you have the required administrative permissions to access and modify this file.

    1. Right-click the web.config file and select Properties from the drop-down menu.
    2. In the Security tab, click the Edit button to change permissions.
    3. Click on Users and check Allow to all fields in the Permission for Users section, as shown in the following image.

    4. Click OK.

      Note: If the web.config file is locked, check to see if it is in use by the Visual Discovery process (w3wp), or the IIS process (W3SVC). Stop the appropriate process to unlock the file.

  2. Navigate to line 71 where the <WebFocusPassPhrase> element is located, as shown in the following image.

  3. Replace the following placeholder text 
    replace the string with your 32 character WebFOCUS pass phrase key

    with the same valid 32-character hexadecimal (HEX) string value entered for the IBI_WF_token_Key parameter in the WebFOCUS Administration Console.

  4. End each open IIS process (w3wp.exe).
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