Obfuscate sensitive configuration file information
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The connector SDK containsSensitiveDataCodecfunctionality allowing you to
encode and decode information your configuration file. To obfuscate
sensitive information in your configuration file:
Run your connector with the-DsecurityLevel=OBFUSCATEDandcom.google.enterprise.cloudsearch.sdk.config.SensitiveDataCodecparameters.
This command requests the sensitive configuration parameter in your
configuration file, such as asharepoint.passwordparameter containing a
password to a data source.
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