Administrator Guide

Password encoding
By default, passwords in INI parameters use base-64 encoding. Dell recommends that you use the AES encoded password for
high security purpose. An AES encoded password is generated using the iniencrypt tool on thin clients running ThinLinux
version 2.1.0.01 or later. ThinLinux supports the following two password encoding methods for all the passwords in
Connections and Global settings that are used in the INI parameters:
● Base64 password encoding, see Base64 passcode encoding.
● AES password encoding, see AES password encoding.
Copy the generated encoded password and place it in the INI file where the password field is mapped.
Base64 passwords encoding
By default, all passwords in the INI file are base-64 encoded. To generate a base-64 encoded password, do the following:
1. Log in to the thin client as an administrator.
2. Open xterm. This is a standard terminal emulator for the X Window System.
3. Enter regencode followed by a password in plain text.
For example, to encode the string password, enter $ regencode password. The encoded output is cGFzc3dvcmQ=.
AES password encoding
The AES password encoding is supported on all passwords that are set using the INI parameter. Use the INI parameter
PasswordEncryptionCode=2 to specify the AES password.
NOTE:
If the INI parameter PasswordEncryptionCode is set to 2, and if you use a password value that is not encoded
using the iniencrypt tool, the result is undefined.
To generate an AES encoded password, do the following:
1. Log in to the thin client as an administrator.
2. Start the XTerm terminal emulator.
3. Enter the iniencrypt command along with the password in the following format:
$ iniencrypt <password in plain text>
For example, to encode the text password, enter the command $ ininencrypt password.
The encoded password is displayed on the terminal screen.
To generate a password with special characters or space, use the shell escape character \ before the special character. For
example, to encode the string password#123, enter the command $ iniencrypt password\#123.
NOTE:
● An AES password encoding supports only English characters.
● This release supports iniencrypt only for the INI user. However, the functionality of Wyse Management Suite and Wyse
Device Manager remains the same.
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