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title: MID Server IMidServerEncrypter interface
description: Use the methods in this interface to create a custom external encrypter for the MID Server config.xml file.
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product: MID Server
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [MID Server configuration file security, Securing and encrypting MID Server data, MID Server, Manage instance data sources, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# MID Server IMidServerEncrypter interface

Use the methods in this interface to create a custom external encrypter for the MID Server **config.xml** file.

**Note:** These methods are contained in the **snc-automation-api.jar** file, located in the MID Server installation folder.

## initialize

This method initializes the encrypter with additional configuration parameters and does not return a value.

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```
void intialize(java.util.Properties properties)
        throws java.lang.Exception
```

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</table>|Parameter|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|properties|Initialization properties.|

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`java.lang.Exception`

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## encrypt

This method encrypts the unencrypted data and returns a **byte\[ \]** type value.

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```
byte[] encrypt(byte[] unencryptedData)
        throws java.lang.Exception
```

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</table>|Parameter|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|unencryptedData|The data unencrypted.|

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Encrypted data

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`java.lang.Exception`

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</table>## decrypt

This method decrypts encrypted data and returns a **byte\[ \]** type value.

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```
byte[] decrypt(byte[] encryptedData)
        throws java.lang.Exception
```

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>|Parameters|Description|
|----------|-----------|
|encryptedData|The data decrypted.|

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Decrypted data.

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`java.lang.Exception`

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