title: node-red - Node Credentials
body: <p>Within a node-red flow I have a CassandraDatabase node with a user and pass. When I export the flow these credentials are not contained in the json, instead a flows_cred.json file appears with an encrypted string:</p>
  
  <p>{"$": "df28....... </p>
  
  <p>... however if I copy this file out and try to bring up my node-red instance elsewhere I get the following at startup:</p>
  
  <p>[warn] Error loading credentials: SyntaxError: Unexpected token ï¿½ in JSON at position 0</p>
  
  <p>... followed by a repeating "AuthenticationError: Authentication provider not set", message. Indeed the credentials have not been picked up by the node-red flow and so I must input manually again.</p>
  
  <p>Anyone know the trick to allowing me to export the credentials successfully?</p>