https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/provide-password-encryption-for-arcgis-server/idi-p/1125107 <P>I have a standalone instance of ArcGIS Server.&nbsp; In order to create a backup, I have to run c:\program files\arcgis\server\tools\admin\backup.py and provide an administrator ID and password.&nbsp; If I want to schedule this backup, there is no way to hide this password from other users on the machine.&nbsp;&nbsp;<A title="ArcGIS Server backup utility" href="https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/develop/windows/backup-utility.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/develop/windows/backup-utility.htm</A>&nbsp;</P><P>The webgisdr utility used in Portal for ArcGIS allows me to enter a password into&nbsp; that gets encrypted when I run webgisdr.&nbsp;&nbsp;<A title="Enterprise backup utility" href="https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/administer/windows/create-web-gis-backup.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/administer/windows/create-web-gis-backup.htm</A></P><P>I would like to see a similar option to encrypt the password provided to backup.py in ArcGIS Server.</P> Fri, 10 Dec 2021 23:37:37 GMT JamesBratton 2021-12-10T23:37:37Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/provide-password-encryption-for-arcgis-server/idi-p/1125107 <P>I have a standalone instance of ArcGIS Server.&nbsp; In order to create a backup, I have to run c:\program files\arcgis\server\tools\admin\backup.py and provide an administrator ID and password.&nbsp; If I want to schedule this backup, there is no way to hide this password from other users on the machine.&nbsp;&nbsp;<A title="ArcGIS Server backup utility" href="https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/develop/windows/backup-utility.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/develop/windows/backup-utility.htm</A>&nbsp;</P><P>The webgisdr utility used in Portal for ArcGIS allows me to enter a password into&nbsp; that gets encrypted when I run webgisdr.&nbsp;&nbsp;<A title="Enterprise backup utility" href="https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/administer/windows/create-web-gis-backup.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/administer/windows/create-web-gis-backup.htm</A></P><P>I would like to see a similar option to encrypt the password provided to backup.py in ArcGIS Server.</P> Fri, 10 Dec 2021 23:37:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/provide-password-encryption-for-arcgis-server/idi-p/1125107 JamesBratton 2021-12-10T23:37:37Z