> Subject: [gentoo-server] Can portage proxy username/password > be encrypted? > > Hey all, > > On my work box, running 2.6.12-gentoo-r9 (x86), I now need to use > username/password authentication for our proxy. And since my > box isn't > considered production (although I won't be very productive > without it!), > I need to use my own username/password for proxies listed in > /etc/make.conf in order to "emerge --sync" and download packages. I > really don't relish the thought of my authentication info being backed > up Corporately in clear text, and I'm pretty sure that's against > Corporate Policy somehow. > > Is there a way to have the authentication info encrypted? Even light > encryption is preferrable to none and I'm not nearly concerned about > username as I am about password. Right now I'm manually > using "zip" to > decrypt the /etc/make.conf as needed, which means my cron'd daily > portage updates won't work. > > Thoughts?
If you don't need authentication when using localhost on the server, you might be able to ssh tunnel the connections to your local machine. It's worth a try.... Bill -- [email protected] mailing list
