Replication

[shivangim985778]

what is hmac and master file in aem

[Jaideep_Brar · Accepted solution]

hmac and master files are used by cyptoSupport bundle[1] in AEM which provides a simple API to encrypt and decrypt binary and string data.

You can also use these files to replicate crypto keys from one instance to another. Check [2] for more details.

Check [3] for more details on the hmac cryptography

[1] CryptoSupport ("The Adobe AEM Quickstart and Web Application.")

[2] Encapsulated Token Support

[3] HMACSHA256 Class (System.Security.Cryptography)

[smacdonald2008]

Nice response