[DERBY-5805] Database encryption topics in Reference Manual need more information

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 10.5.3.0, 10.6.2.1, 10.7.1.1, 10.8.2.2, 10.9.1.0, 10.10.1.1
• Fix Version/s: 10.5.3.1, 10.6.2.2, 10.7.1.4, 10.8.3.0, 10.9.2.2, 10.10.1.1
• Component/s: Documentation
• Assignee: Camilla Haase
• Reporter: Camilla Haase
• Created: 08/Jun/12 18:34
• Updated: 25/Nov/12 20:14
• Resolved: 09/Oct/12 18:38

Description

The Developer's Guide and Reference Manual information on the bootPassword and encryptionKey attributes doesn't state (not prominently, anyway) that these properties are mutually exclusive, as Rick Hillegas points out in his 6/8/2012 comment on DERBY-5622. This information should be included in the documentation for these properties.

In general, the topics on database encryption attributes need additional information, corrections, and examples.

Issue Links

• is related to: DERBY-4229 encryptionKeyLength connection attribute should be documented
• is related to: DERBY-1721 DOCS - Remove duplicate information in Dev Guide re: Encryption
• relates to: DERBY-5622 Reduce the chance for hash collisions when checking bootPassword at boot time and when changing password.