Changing the PIN (SAP Library - Network and Transport Layer Security)

Changing the PIN

Use

Use the tool's command seclogin to change the PIN that protects the server's PSE.

Note

You can only use the configuration tool to change the PIN in interactive mode.

Prerequisites

The SAP Cryptographic Library has been installed.

The environment variable SECUDIR has been set to the location where the PSE is stored.

The PSE exists on the server.

Procedure

Use the following command line to change the PIN:

Syntax

sapgenpse seclogin [-chpin] [-p PSE_name>] [-x <PIN>] [-nx <new_PIN>]

Where:

Standard Options

Option	Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default
-chpin	None	Specifies that you want to change the PIN	Not applicable	Not set
-p	<PSE_name>	Path and file name for the server's PSE	Path description (in quotation marks, if spaces exist)	None
-x	<PIN>	Old PIN that protected the PSE	Character string	None
-nx	<new_PIN>	New PIN	Character string	None

Example

Changing the PIN for the Application Server's PSE

The following command line changes the PIN that protects the application server's PSE, which is located at D:\usr\sap\ABC\DVEBMGS28\sec\ABC.pse). The old PIN is abcpin and the new PIN is abcnewpin.

sapgenpse seclogin -chpin -p D:\usr\sap\ABC\DVEBMGS28\sec\
ABC.pse -x abcpin -nx abcnewpin