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#53 clear text password

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2008-06-25
2008-05-19
Anonymous
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in PWCBHandler there is a clear text password. I am not certain what that is and if it introduces a security whole

if("client".equals(id)) {
pwcb.setPassword("apache");
} else if("service".equals(id)) {
pwcb.setPassword("apache");
}

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  • Gregor von Laszewski

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  • Gregor von Laszewski

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  • Jeffrey Robble

    Jeffrey Robble - 2008-05-20

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    The Apache Rampart security example uses this sort of security mechanism in the examples provided. The password is used to gain access to a keystore in which user keys are stored. Changes may be made to read the keystore password from an encrypted file.

    In the future a username/password scheme may be more desirable.

     
  • Gregor von Laszewski

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