Security.json configuration changes

Note:

This section is used to create usernames and passwords for Solr.

This step requires the security.json file (that is created with required security content) present in folder named “Solr_9_Prereq.zip” from path mentioned in source field. Open the security.json, file.
Figure 1. Security.json Configuration Changes
Edit the fields highlighted in the above Figure to change username and password.
To change username name, Edit it to the preferred username.
Note:
It is advisable to keep note of the username for future references.
```
“credentials”: {“<username>”:””}
```

After adding preferred username name, generate preferred hashed password. Copy the script mentioned below and put in a new notepad and save the notepad as solr_hash_pwd.py.

import hashlib
import base64
import random
import string
def hash_and_salt_solr_password(password):
salt = '‘. join (random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits) for _ in range(16))
salted_password = (salt + password). encode ()
hash_buffer_first_pass = hashlib. sha256(salted_password). digest ()
hash_buffer_second_pass = hashlib. sha256(hash_buffer_first_pass). digest ()
hash_base64 = base64.b64encode(hash_buffer_second_pass). decode ()
salt_b64 = base64.b64encode(salt.encode()).decode()
return hash_base64 + " " + salt_b64
password = input ("Enter password: ")
print(hash_and_salt_solr_password(password))

Note:

Please maintain the required indentation.

A screenshot of a computer code Description automatically generated — Figure 2. Security.json Configuration Changes (Cont.)

Open command prompt as administrator and Navigate to the path where the solr_hash_pwd.py file is saved.
For example: In below image solr_hash_pwd.py python file is saved in desktop. Open the command prompt in admin mode and navigate to desktop location and execute the next step.
Figure 3. Security.json Configuration Changes (Cont.)

Note:
The image is provided for reference the hashed key varies for different password.
Now enter “python solr_hash_pwd.py” in the command prompt.
On successful execution, “Enter password:” will pop.
Enter the preferred password and press enter.
Note:
Keep note of the password for future references
After entering the password, Hashed Password will be popped as output. Copy that hashed password and paste in credentials field.
```
 “credentials”: {“<username>”:”Generated Hashed key/password”} 
```
Figure 4. Security.json Configuration Changes (Cont.)
Include the username in the user-role field, as shown in the highlighted section of the figure:
```
"User-role": {"<username>": "admin"}.
```
After doing the required changes in the security.json file, Save the file and store it in Solr path. mentioned below:
e.g., C:\9.5.0\security.json