You can use a properties file specified in the grails.config.locations as a way to externalize the datasource configuration. Below is how I typically set up a Grails project: In my DataSource.groovy I specify this for the production environment: …. …. production { dataSource { dbCreate = “update” driverClassName = “com.myorg.jdbcDriverNotExists” url = “” username = … Read more
You have to create the password string on the same computer and with the same login that you will use to run it.
Update on non-Windows Platforms A lot has changed since this answer was first written. Modern versions of PowerShell are based on .net core, and run cross-platform. The underlying type that enables this whole answer is called [securestring] and the security and encryption that backs it comes from the Data Protection API (DPAPI) on Windows, which … Read more
Many thanks to @Luke for the hint: Windows API functions to store credentials to and read them from Windows Vault are CredWrite() and CredRead(). Here is a code sample that may be compiled and run, that I used to confirm that these functions indeed do the expected thing: #include <windows.h> #include <wincred.h> #include <wchar.h> #pragma … Read more
This question has been answered on another else where. Here is the summary: Bruce Mcpherson basic authentication looks like this… var options = {}; options.headers = {“Authorization”: “Basic ” + Utilities.base64Encode(username + “:” + password)}; Lenny Cunningham //Added Basic Authorization////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// var USERNAME = PropertiesService.getScriptProperties().getProperty(‘username’); var PASSWORD = PropertiesService.getScriptProperties().getProperty(‘password’); var url = PropertiesService.getScriptProperties().getProperty(‘url’);//////////////////////////Forwarded Ports to WebRelay … Read more
There is a NuGet library that I’ve been using, called CredentialManagement. The usage is pretty simple. I wrapped it a little, but I probably didn’t need to: public static class CredentialUtil { public static UserPass GetCredential(string target) { var cm = new Credential {Target = target}; if (!cm.Load()) { return null; } // UserPass is … Read more
Use the -u flag to include a username, and curl will prompt for a password: curl -u username http://example.com You can also include the password in the command, but then your password will be visible in bash history: curl -u username:password http://example.com
You can also just add the authorization header yourself. Just make the name “Authorization” and the value “Basic BASE64({USERNAME:PASSWORD})” var username = “abc”; var password = “123”; string encoded = System.Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.GetEncoding(“ISO-8859-1”) .GetBytes(username + “:” + password)); httpWebRequest.Headers.Add(“Authorization”, “Basic ” + encoded); Edit Switched the encoding from UTF-8 to ISO 8859-1 per What encoding should I … Read more
Most Android and iPhone apps I have seen use an initial screen or dialog box to ask for credentials. I think it is cumbersome for the user to have to re-enter their name/password often, so storing that info makes sense from a usability perspective. The advice from the (Android dev guide) is: In general, we … Read more
In general SharedPreferences are your best bet for storing preferences, so in general I’d recommend that approach for saving application and user settings. The only area of concern here is what you’re saving. Passwords are always a tricky thing to store, and I’d be particularly wary of storing them as clear text. The Android architecture … Read more