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ASF GitHub Bot commented on SCM-477:
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jira-importer opened a new issue, #694:
URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-scm/issues/694
**[mattb](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=mattb)**
opened
**[SCM-477](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SCM-477?redirect=false)** and
commented
When using the ext connection method, and a public key is found by the
cvsjava implementation, it checks a System property named
"maven.scm.cvs.java.ssh.passphrase". If this property is not defined, then the
empty string is used as the passphrase.
The exception given when attempting to use the public key with an empty
passphrase (when in reality the passphrase is not empty) is misleading and does
not really tell the user that the cvsjava library could not determine what
passphrase to use. In addition, the site documentation does not make any
mention of the need to set the property "maven.scm.cvs.java.ssh.passphrase".
In my opinion, a mention in the site provider documentation about this
property (along with several others used by ExtConnection, such as the location
of the public key file, which are all undocumented) would go a long way towards
helping make this plugin/provider easier to use. In addition, the exception
printed in this scenario could be clearer as well.
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**Affects:** 1.3
> Public key passphrases when using ext connection method
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>
> Key: SCM-477
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SCM-477
> Project: Maven SCM (Moved to GitHub Issues)
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: maven-scm-provider-cvs
> Affects Versions: 1.3
> Environment: Windows
> Reporter: mattb
> Priority: Major
>
> When using the ext connection method, and a public key is found by the
> cvsjava implementation, it checks a System property named
> "maven.scm.cvs.java.ssh.passphrase". If this property is not defined, then
> the empty string is used as the passphrase.
> The exception given when attempting to use the public key with an empty
> passphrase (when in reality the passphrase is not empty) is misleading and
> does not really tell the user that the cvsjava library could not determine
> what passphrase to use. In addition, the site documentation does not make any
> mention of the need to set the property "maven.scm.cvs.java.ssh.passphrase".
> In my opinion, a mention in the site provider documentation about this
> property (along with several others used by ExtConnection, such as the
> location of the public key file, which are all undocumented) would go a long
> way towards helping make this plugin/provider easier to use. In addition, the
> exception printed in this scenario could be clearer as well.
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