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Document AES password encryption for featureUtility
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Address review feedback: simplify encryption docs and move properties…
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|`proxyHost`, `proxyPort`, `proxyUser`, and `proxyPassword`
a|Configures the outbound HTTPS proxy.

|`WLP_AES_ENCRYPTION_KEY`
|`wlp.password.encryption.key` or `wlp.aes.encryption.key`
|Specifies a custom AES encryption key for decrypting passwords. If not specified, featureUtility uses the Liberty default AES encryption key. featureUtility also automatically loads the encryption key from the `bootstrap.properties` or `server.env` file of the specified server when running `featureUtility installServerFeatures`.

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remoteRepo2.password={aes}KM8dhwcv892Ss1sawu9R+
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=== Encrypt repository passwords

For security, passwords in the `featureUtility.properties` file should be encrypted. The AES encryption algorithm is recommended. Use the `securityUtility encode` command to encrypt passwords before adding them to the properties file. For more information, see xref:command/securityUtility-encode.adoc[securityUtility encode].


== Disable Maven Central fallback

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