On Monday 28 February 2005 18:44, Simon Rees wrote:
> On Sunday 27 February 2005 20:53, Micah Stevens wrote:
> > I think about as safe as you can get is by putting the connection
> > data out of the served directory, somewhere that's not directly
> > accessable, and concentrate on system integrity. (security wise)
>
> A refinement of this technique is available on Unix boxes to which you
> have root access.
> Create a simple program that can read data about passwords etc. from a
> file. Create a file that can be read by the program you've written with
> the 'secrets' you want to keep secure in it. Make this file owned and
> readable only by root.
> Set the program owned by root, executable by everyone and suid.

If you don't need the flexibility of the custom program and would rather 
make use of existing infrastructure:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general&m=110137778213700&w=2

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