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Re: [Duplicity-talk] duply shows sensitive data in process listing


From: Kenneth Loafman
Subject: Re: [Duplicity-talk] duply shows sensitive data in process listing
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:52:36 -0600
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Yes to both.  I'm thinking something like URL_PASSWORD/URL_USERNAME
could be used, but we'd be better off doing away with environment vars
anyway, and use something like a .duplicity_rc file for the defaults and
credentials.

...Ken

address@hidden wrote:
> I will modify duply accordingly. Still:
> 
> a) Wouldn't it make sense to do the same for the username?
> b) Also, shouldn't the FTP_PASSWORD be made deprecated and a env var
> called URL_PASSWORD or BACKEND_PASSWORD be introduced if the variable
> works for all backends?
> 
> .. ede
> 
> 
> On 04.01.2010 13:17, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
>> address@hidden wrote:
>>> But what about the others? .. ede
>>
>> All of the protocols except S3 should take the password from the
>> environment variable FTP_PASSWORD, however, if the user specifies it in
>> the URL, I don't know a way to obscure it from ps and friends.
>>
>> ...Ken
>>
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