Dear Friends, <dir-context name="ldap-connection" url="ldap://host:389" principal="........."> <credential-reference clear-text="secret"/> </dir-context> I have been able to successfully encrypt data source passwords, but those approaches don't work with the bind password. Thank you in advance. -- Kind regards. Ravi Verma, Enterprise Architect(TOGAF), CSM, PMP Managing Principal Consultant HQ Software Consulting CMAS# 3-13-70-1207E Phone: (916)672-1048 Fax: (916)258-6238 http://www.hqsft.com