Is there any way to encrypt the database password in glide.db.properties?

[afielden]

As per the subject, is it possible to encrypt the database password property, rather than have it visible in plain text?

[GlideFather]

You can create ACL and give permission on that for limited audience (e.g. a group)
@afielden 

[afielden]

I mean in the file held on the filesystem, in

/glide/nodes/<name>/conf/glide.db.properties

[GlideFather]

@afielden could you please specify what do you mean filesystem?

Also, the glide.db.properties:

You might be referring to something that I don't follow..

All passwords are OOTB encrypted in ServiceNow as far as I know.

[afielden]

Forget it.