In mod_ssl there is a very handy option of making an exec callout for SSLPassPhraseDialog rather than to put a password for your private key in the conf file. The obvious benefit here is that one can then design a solution to meet any arbitrary number of security challenges before allowing that password to be delivered.

One of my TODO patches is to add this same functionality in other places. The first that comes to mind (and something that has pestered me in the past) is AuthLDAPBindPassword (mod_authnz_ldap). Would anyone like to suggest other potential places this should be done before I put together a bug report and send in a patch?

P.S.
I am opposed to mod_ssl's check that the argument to SSLPassPhraseDialog exec:blah is a file. This prevents calling an arbitrary executable with parameters. Thoughts?

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Daniel Ruggeri

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