diff --git a/smartgears/resource_registry/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/resource_registry/defaults/main.yml
index c0ed4873..893d6e40 100644
--- a/smartgears/resource_registry/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/resource_registry/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ resource_registry_name: resource-registry
 resource_registry_extension: war
 resource_registry_file: '{{ resource_registry_name }}-{{ resource_registry_version }}.{{ resource_registry_extension }}'
 resource_registry_group_id: org.gcube.information-system
+
+resource_registry_db_key_filename: '{{ orientdb_db_name }}.key'
+resource_registry_db_key_algorithm: 'AES'
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diff --git a/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
index 52503214..ad31598a 100644
--- a/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
       template: src=config.properties.j2 dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }}/WEB-INF/classes/config.properties mode=0440
       notify: Restart smartgears 
 
+    - name: Install the resource registry DB key
+      file:  dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }}/WEB-INF/classes/{{ }} mode=0440
+      notify: Restart smartgears 
+
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'resource_registry', 'tomcat' ]
diff --git a/smartgears/resource_registry/templates/config.properties.j2 b/smartgears/resource_registry/templates/config.properties.j2
index 816706d0..fca85324 100644
--- a/smartgears/resource_registry/templates/config.properties.j2
+++ b/smartgears/resource_registry/templates/config.properties.j2
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD={{ orientdb_default_admin_password }}
 CHANGED_ADMIN_PASSWORD={{ orientdb_admin_password }}
 
 DEFAULT_CREATED_WRITER_USER_PASSWORD={{ orientdb_writer_password }}
-DEFAULT_CREATED_READER_USER_PASSWORD={{ orientdb_reader_password }}
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+DEFAULT_CREATED_READER_USER_PASSWORD={{ orientdb_reader_password }}
+
+DB_KEY_FILENAME={{ resource_registry_db_key_filename }}
+DB_KEY_ALGORITHM={{ resource_registry_db_key_algorithm }}
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