Password security utility

A resource manager of a content management system is configured to receive a client request pertaining to information and to access at least one of a plurality of data servers to execute the client request. An encryption engine encrypts passwords associated with the plurality of data servers using a key-based encryption algorithm and stores a ciphertext corresponding to each password in a passwords storage. A server identifier module identifies a ciphertext in the passwords storage that is associated with the at least one of a plurality of data servers. A decryption engine decrypts the ciphertext using a key-based decryption algorithm corresponding to the key-based encryption algorithm.