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Subject:    [HPADM] Re: SUMMARY :  Hiding password embedded in Shell Scripts
From:       Deepak John Cutinha <deepak_cutinha () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2003-07-31 5:37:49
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Hi Gurus,

What if I want that in a script ..ie
I donot want my password visible in a plain text file
Rather I accept a password in a script and its
encrypted right away while the user puts an input to
my script.

Thanks !!

--Deepak
--- "Lal, Neeraj" <Neeraj.Lal@pfizer.com> wrote:
> Hi Admins 
> 
> Thanks for all your answers everbody said to me to
> implement the .netrc 
> 
> I created the .netrc file in my home directory the
> content of file is as
> follows
> 
> machine xx.xx.xx.xx login abcdefgh password tyuiop
> 
> and then the script    
> 
> ftp -i -v xx.xx.xx.xx <<EOF 2>&1
> 
> get filename
> quit
> EOF
> 
> and it worked 
> 
> Thanks
> Neeraj Lal
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lal, Neeraj [mailto:Neeraj.Lal@pfizer.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:54
> To: 'hpux-admin@DutchWorks.nl'
> Subject: [HPADM] Hiding password embedded in Shell
> Scripts
> 
> 
> Hi Admins 
> 
> I am posting this question related to security I
> have few shell scripts
> running in my system to transfer (ftp ) the files on
> daily basis from one
> server to another and these shell scripts have
> userid & password which
> raises a security breach . Is there anyway to hide
> these passwd in scripts. 
> 
> Please do let me know 
> 
> I will summarize 
> 
> TIA
> Neeraj Lal
> 
> 
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