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Brett Porter commented on MNG-553:
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as long as one implementation uses a Java keystore, you can use the Keychain on
OS X:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Java/Conceptual/Java14Development/04-JavaUIToolkits/JavaUIToolkits.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001901-210260
However, I don't believe this will give access to existing internet passwords,
etc. It just allows you to store keys in there.
> Secure Storage of Server Passwords
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> Key: MNG-553
> URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-553
> Project: Maven 2
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Settings
> Affects Versions: 2.0-alpha-3
> Environment: Although it may not be relevant since this is a general
> improvement issue, Windows XP, JDK 1.4.1.
> Reporter: J. Michael McGarr
> Assignee: Brett Porter
> Priority: Critical
> Fix For: 3.0
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> This was a question pose to the Maven User's Group and it was suggested I add
> it here.
> It would be benefitial to provide a more secure means of storing password's
> to the servers listed in the .m2/settings.xml. They are currently being
> stored as plain text and could definately be considered a security breach.
> Numerous organizations would undoubtedly considered this an unacceptable
> security risk, and this could prevent widespread adoption of Maven2.
> I would suggest leaving an option to encrypt the password into the settings
> file (more secure, but not foolproof) or even requiring the password to be
> manually provided per build (would prevent automation of builds). I am sure
> that there is a secure solution to this problem and it should be part of the
> 2.0 release.
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