Plaintext password in bigfix server's registry

Usage and Config Platform
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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

Hey guys!

The bigfix server has a password in plaintext. In my case, it’s in HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\BigFix\Enterprise Server\FillAggregateDB\RemoteDatabases<servername>

The username - in my case - is a domain login, which is the account the fillaggregateDB runs as. And the password is up there in plaintext.

Is this really necessary to do? Is there a workaround you can recommend?

Thanks!

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(imported comment written by comjb)

Wow this still hasn’t been fixed? What gives IBM?

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(imported comment written by DanielHwang)

As a workaround, you can authenticate via Windows credentials. The BESWebReportsServer service must be run as the domain user (which must be an Administrator on the machine).

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(imported comment written by cglimson)

Thanks, Daniel!