STS Password Utility (stspwdutil)
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
- Documentation
Generate an encrypted and encoded value
Accepts a clear-text value and returns an encrypted and encoded value.
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UNIX
Windows |
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- clear-text
- Specify a clear-text value to encrypt and encode.
- keypadid
- Specify an alternate key pad id. The default value is 1. Valid values are 1 - 9.
Example:
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Note: The prefix includes the default key pad id of
1. The output prefix changes when you specify a different key pad id.
The stspwdutil utility defaults to ae2 prefix. The
genpassword utility provides additional encoding options.
See genpassword, for more information.
Verify an encrypted and encoded value
Verifies an encrypted and encoded value.
| Operating system | Syntax |
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UNIX
Windows |
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- encoded-text
- Specify encoded text to verify.
- clear-text
- Specify the clear-text value that matches the encoded value.
Example:
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