ASA Database Administration Guide
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-ek database option

Function 

To specify the key for a strongly encrypted database.

Syntax 

{ dbsrv9 | dbeng9 } [ server-options ]
        database-file -ek key ...

Description 

The -ek database option must be provided after a database filename on the command line. You must provide the KEY value with the -ek option to start an encrypted database. The KEY is a string, including mixed cases, numbers, letters, and special characters.

Example 

dbsrv9 -x tcpip asademo.db -ek "Akmm9u70y"

See also 

Encryption connection parameter [ENC]

Encryption Key connection parameter [DBKEY]

Encrypting client/server communications

-ep server option