How to overcome JBoss vault issues including decrypting sensitive passwords?

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Issue

  • Obscuring passwords without intruder from obtaining credentials.
  • There is code on the internet to decrypt the Vault Password as well as change the keystore password.
  • Masking passwords in system properties still allows them to be readable with jinfo or in the log

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 6
    • 7
  • Password protected by Vault

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