How to encrypt server.ssl.key-store-password value and use it in SpringBoot

Question

I would like to know is there anyway we can encrypt the server.ssl.key-store-password value and store it in application.properties file instead of storing it in plain text.

i couldn't find any documentation on this. Any help on this is highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Spring allows you to encrypt the properties file but the key for that encryption needs to be kept somewhere. This answer suggest keeping them in environment variables and points to a guide about how to encrypt them if you still want to.