SECURITY ISSUE IN XML!

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SECURITY ISSUE IN XML!

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I configured BIRT to access my iSeries using jdbc.  In the XML definitions, my password appears in the clear (not encrypted).  This is a showstopper for me.

BIRT version:  2.2.1.r221_v20070924


Can this be resolved?

Skip Strickland, Analyst
Information Access Group
Costco WHOLESALE
(425) 313-2521
sstrickland@costco.com



              <design:dataSourceDesign>
                <design:name>ISERIESNAME</design:name>
                <design:odaExtensionId>org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc</design:odaExtensionId>
                <design:publicProperties>
                  <design:properties>
                    <design:nameValue>
                      <design:name>odaDriverClass</design:name>
                      <design:value>com.ibm.as400.access.AS400JDBCDriver</design:value>
                    </design:nameValue>
                  </design:properties>
                  <design:properties>
                    <design:nameValue>
                      <design:name>odaURL</design:name>
                      <design:value>jdbc:as400://ISERIESNAME</design:value>
                    </design:nameValue>
                  </design:properties>
                  <design:properties>
                    <design:nameValue>
                      <design:name>odaUser</design:name>
                      <design:value>USERID</design:value>
                    </design:nameValue>
                  </design:properties>
                  <design:properties>
                    <design:nameValue>
                      <design:name>odaPassword</design:name>
                      <design:value>UNENCRYPTED PASSWORD</design:value>
                    </design:nameValue>
                  </design:properties>
                  <design:properties>
                    <design:nameValue>
                      <design:name>odaJndiName</design:name>
                    </design:nameValue>
                  </design:properties>
                  <design:properties>
                    <design:nameValue>
                      <design:name>OdaConnProfileName</design:name>
                    </design:nameValue>
                  </design:properties>
                  <design:properties>
                    <design:nameValue>
                      <design:name>OdaConnProfileStorePath</design:name>
                    </design:nameValue>
                  </design:properties>
                </design:publicProperties>
              </design:dataSourceDesign>