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Brett Porter commented on MNG-553: ---------------------------------- Something to investigate for implementation of this: - how exactly do apps like svn cache and store it. I assume that while its not perfect, the addition of home directory security + some mild encryption helps. - utilise the plexus-interaction jline lib for password entry, to have first time entry on the command line We should probably recommend that deployment only be done from well secured servers by restricted users, and have this mostly as a download option. > Secure Storage of Server Passwords > ---------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-553 > URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-553 > Project: Maven 2 > Type: Improvement > Versions: 2.0-alpha-3 > Environment: Although it may not be relevant since this is a general > improvement issue, Windows XP, JDK 1.4.1. > Reporter: J. Michael McGarr > Priority: Critical > Fix For: 2.1 > > > This was a question pose to the Maven User's Group and it was suggested I add > it here. > It would be benefitial to provide a more secure means of storing password's > to the servers listed in the .m2/settings.xml. They are currently being > stored as plain text and could definately be considered a security breach. > Numerous organizations would undoubtedly considered this an unacceptable > security risk, and this could prevent widespread adoption of Maven2. > I would suggest leaving an option to encrypt the password into the settings > file (more secure, but not foolproof) or even requiring the password to be > manually provided per build (would prevent automation of builds). I am sure > that there is a secure solution to this problem and it should be part of the > 2.0 release. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
