Using the encrypting utility

The kav_encrypt utility allows you to encrypt the user names and passwords stored in kavhttpd.xml, kavicapd.xml, and klScanEngineUI.xml.

The utility is run from the command line.

Linux syntax:

./kav_encrypt -m <httpd | icap> -p <user_name:password> | -d <user_name:password> | [-h]

Windows syntax:

kav_encrypt.exe -m <httpd | icap> -p <user_name:password> | -d <user_name:password> | [-h]

The table below describes the kav_encrypt options.

The kav_encrypt options

Option	Description
`-m <httpd \| icap>` `--mode <httpd \| icap>`	Specifies the working mode of Kaspersky Scan Engine. Possible values: `httpd` HTTP mode `icap` ICAP mode. For Linux systems only.
`-p <user_name:password>` `--proxy <user_name:password>`	Specifies the user name and password of the proxy server that Kaspersky Scan Engine uses to gain access to the Internet. This option must be used together with the `-m` option.
`-d <user_name:password>` `--database <user_name:password>`	Specifies the user name and password of the user that owns the kavebase database.
`-h` `--help`	Prints the Help information about the kav_encrypt utility to the command line.

Option

Description

-m <httpd | icap>

--mode <httpd | icap>

Specifies the working mode of Kaspersky Scan Engine.

Possible values:

-p <user_name:password>

--proxy <user_name:password>

Specifies the user name and password of the proxy server that Kaspersky Scan Engine uses to gain access to the Internet.

This option must be used together with the -m option.

-d <user_name:password>

--database <user_name:password>

Specifies the user name and password of the user that owns the kavebase database.

-h

--help

Prints the Help information about the kav_encrypt utility to the command line.