# Secret Key Reset Utility

This utility regenerates Secret Key for application. This can be used in following cases:

* Secret Key is lost.
* Secret Key has been tampered.
* User wants to change secret key for application.

Please follow below given steps for execution of this utility:

* Stop OpsHub Server/ Service before execution of this utility.
* Go to `<OpsHub Installation Folder>/Other_Resources/Resources`.
* Unzip `OpsHub Secret key reset utility.zip`.
* Execute `OpsHubSecretKeyResetUtility.bat` / `OpsHubSecretKeyResetUtility.sh` for Windows/Linux respectively.
* Enter path for OpsHub Installation Directory.

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* Enter new location for security. (`opshub.key` should not be available on the same location).

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* Select Data Encryption algorithm. By default, AES (128) is selected.

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* Provide password for database.

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* This would generate new key at specified location.

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* In case of HTTPS deployment of <code class="expression">space.vars.SITENAME</code>, run [Change Keystore and Private Key passwords utility](/opstech-docs/manage/advanced-utilities/change-keystore-and-private-key-passwords.md) to store the passwords in encrypted form.
* Start OpsHub Server/ Service.
* Re-enter passwords for all configured systems, configured database connections, configured proxy settings and overridden passwords in Advance Configuration of Integration.


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