Concealing Web Proxy Information from the Process List
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
To conceal the values -Dhttp.proxyHost -Dhttp.proxyPassword parameters from the process list (ps aux),
Refer to Configuring Web Proxy Support for Confluence. Rather than declare the -Dhttp.proxyPassword parameter as a JAVA_OPTS, you can declare it in the catalina.properties file:
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http.proxyHost=yourProxyURL
http.proxyPort=yourProxyPort
http.proxyUser=yourUserName
http.proxyPassword=yourPassword
Then set appropriate permissions on the properties file to protect the plaintext password.
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