On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Christoph Hellwig <h...@lst.de> wrote: ... >> > +/* >> > + * We support iscsi url's on the form >> > + * iscsi://[<username>%<password>@]<host>[:<port>]/<targetname>/<lun> >> > + */ > > Is having username + password on the command line really a that good idea? > Also what about the more complicated iSCSI authentification schemes?
In general it is a very bad idea. For local use on a private box it is convenient to be able to use "<username>%<password>@" syntax. For use on a shared box, libiscsi supports an alternative method too by setting the username and/or password via environment variables : LIBISCSI_CHAP_USERNAME=... LIBISCSI_CHAP_PASSWORD=... I will document this better in the next patch. Libiscsi only support CHAP at this stage. Which other authentication schemes do you have in mind? Perhaps I can add them. regards ronnie sahlberg
