org.apache.manifoldcf.core.system.ManifoldCF.obfuscate(String) will obfuscate a password.
Karl On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 4:12 AM, Smitha S <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Karl. > > > > As per our requirement, the connectors needs to be created on the go. So I > think I should programmatically obfuscate the password. Do I need to use > the obfuscation-utility or is there any MCF jar I can use to do this > programmatically. > > > > For getting the history, is there any REST API available? I can see > “History query parameters” mentioned in link > http://manifoldcf.apache.org/release/trunk/en_US/programmatic-operation.html > > But not sure how to form the URL. > > > > Appreciate your help very much. > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > Smitha > > > > *From:* Karl Wright [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:29 PM > *To:* Smitha S > *Subject:* Re: MCF API Services > > > > Hi Smitha, > > (1) The passwords need to be obfuscated. Probably the safest thing to do > is to obfuscate them by hand using the script provided. But you can also > obfuscate them programmatically. > > (2) The job status will contain only the current job information. To get > history, you need to fetch the job's history information and filter it > accordingly. > > Thanks, > > Karl > > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 9:18 PM, Smitha S <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Karl, > > > > I am using MCF REST API services for creating connectors and jobs. I am > stuck in two places. Could you please help me here. > > > > 1. Repository Connector Creation: How do we specify password for > creating a repository connector with window share. Is MCF expecting the > password to be encrypted in any special format. When I try to pass the > password as a normal string, the connector is created with a connection > status as “Couldn't connect to server: Logon failure: unknown user name or > bad password.”. How do I pass password here. > > > > 2. Job Status history: I have created and scheduled a job using MCF > Rest API. The requirement is to get the job running history with info of > job start time, job end time, number of documents processed etc. Using > jobstatus/jobid, I can get the last job run details. But how do I fetch the > previous run details. > > > > Could you please provide some insights for the above two points. I really > appreciate your help in resolving all MCF queries. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Regards, > > Smitha > > > > >
