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Application Pool Identity Password is Displayed in the Installation Log

Summary

When a value is specified in the InstallShield Server Configuration/Internet Information Services view for an Application Pool's SpecificUser Password, the password value is displayed in the log of the installation.

Symptoms

When a value is specified in the InstallShield Server Configuration/Internet Information Services view for an Application Pool's SpecificUser Password, the password value is displayed in the log of the installation. This problem even occurs if a Public Property listed in the MsiHiddenProperties is used to specify the password.

Cause

This problem was originally reported for InstallShield as Issue #IOA-000069577. The original fix for this problem, released in InstallShield 2012 Spring, did not correct one occurrence in the log where the value was displayed.


Resolution

Attached to this issue is a hot fix that will resolve the problem. To apply the hot fix, please perform the following:
  1. From the attachments section of this article, download the file containing the hot fix, public_IOA-000072845.zip.
  2. Close all instances of the InstallShield IDE and any InstallShield build processes running on the system.
  3. Locate the InstallShield product Support folder, <ISProductFolder>\Support. By default, this location is:
    C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2012Spring\Support

    C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2012Spring SAB\Support

  4. Make a backup of the file, IISHelper.dll
  5. Uncompress the hot fix file, and copy the updated version of IISHelper.dll to <ISProductFolder>\Support
  6. Rebuild the InstallShield project

Additional Information

This problem is being tracked internally by issue #IOA-000072845 and will be resolved in a future version of InstallShield.
For more information on defining an Web Application Pool, please refer to the InstallShield Help article, Application Pool Settings
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Application Pool Identity Password is Displayed in the Installation Log