[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-411?page=all ]

Matt Hogstrom updated GERONIMO-411:
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    Fix Version: 1.2
                     (was: 1.1)

> Add Hash Password Rewrite to File Realm
> ---------------------------------------
>
>          Key: GERONIMO-411
>          URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-411
>      Project: Geronimo
>         Type: Improvement

>   Components: security
>     Versions: 1.0-M2
>     Reporter: Aaron Mulder
>     Assignee: Aaron Mulder
>     Priority: Minor
>      Fix For: 1.2

>
> It would be nice if the properties file realm could rewrite your properties 
> file with hashed passwords when it reads it.  We would need to be able to 
> recognize hashed vs. unhashed entries and perhaps even different algorithms.  
> Perhaps it could go like this:
> user1=plaintext
> user2=MD5{...}
> user3=SHA1{...}
> Anyway, the idea is that this could be a reasonably secure alternative, but 
> you still wouldn't need to manually hash things to add or update entries -- 
> just put a plain text entry in and the next time the server reads the file it 
> would hash it for you.
> I guess we'd need to synchronize on the hash operation to avoid threading 
> problems if multiple apps or whatever use the same properties file, but it 
> shouldn't be bad if we only rewrite the file if we find any plain text 
> entries.

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