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ASF GitHub Bot commented on GEODE-1958:
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Github user asfgit closed the pull request at:
https://github.com/apache/geode/pull/578
> Remove PasswordUtil
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> Key: GEODE-1958
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-1958
> Project: Geode
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: security
> Reporter: Diane Hardman
> Assignee: Emily Yeh
> Priority: Minor
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> PasswordUtil was used to encrypt a password to be stored in cache.xml. This
> was not secure since anyone could copy the "encrypted" string to another
> cache.xml to gain access. Therefore this utility was not particularly useful
> and should be removed.
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