By default, secure storage is located in your home directory. For example, on Windows the default location of the secure storage file resolves to C:\Users\<user_name>\.eclipse\org.eclipse.equinox.security. Software AG Designer selects this location to allow multiple Eclipse-based applications to share the same secure storage.

If you need to modify the location of the default secure storage, you can use the "-eclipse.keyring <file_path>" runtime option. The <file_path> is a path to the file which is used to persist the secure storage data.

For more information about the secure storage, see Workbench User Guide > Reference > Secure Storage in Software AG Designer help.

The password provider mechanism can be bypassed if you specify the "-eclipse.password <file_path>" runtime option. In this case, the contents of the file you specified as the argument will be used as a master password. While this option is valuable in some circumstances (such as headless applications), the protection of the password file becomes a consideration. The password file can be protected by the operating system access rights and/or by placing it on removable storage, such as a USB key.