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Password storage

Updated: 21 May 2010 | 2 comments
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What is the best way to store passwords that should be kept secret.  For example, we have a password for a service account that we don't want others to see.  If we store in a project property, even as a password, it is stored in plain text in the properties file.  If we store it in the database as a code value pair and pull it in the password is stored as plain text in logs, and in the debugger.  If we use global data it is shown in plain text.  We can't seem to find a good option for passwords. 

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reecardo's picture
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2009
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There's an encode to base

There's an encode to base 64/decode to base 64 component by default you may use. Alternately, there's more encryption components you can use in the Encryption library (no loaded by default)

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2009
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I will explore those, thanks.

I will explore those, thanks.