A Spring Boot backend implemented in Java, connected to a PostgreSQL database.
To connect the application to a postgresql DB some values need to be set in application.properties
spring.datasource.url: The postgresql database urlspring.datasource.username: DB userspring.datasource.password: DB password (encrypted)jasypt.encryptor.password: Encryption password referring to theJASYPT_ENCRYPTOR_PASSWORDenv var.
The DB password is in the following format ENC(*************), because it is encrypted for security
using the jasypt-maven-plugin
and decrypted on application startup using the jasypt-spring-boot-starter dependency.
To encrypt the DB password use the jasypt-maven-plugin like so:
mvn jasypt:encrypt-value -Djasypt.encryptor.password="theEncryptionPassword" -Djasypt.plugin.value="theValueYouWantToEncrypt"
To run the application, the encryption password should be provided in the JASYPT_ENCRYPTOR_PASSWORD env var.
In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA this can be done on the Run/Debug configuration window:
