#50794 [RFE] Use keyring to manage starting password/pin
Closed: wontfix 3 years ago by spichugi. Opened 4 years ago by tbordaz.

Issue Description

When using TLS/encryption access to NSS database is protected by a password.
It is possible to store the password in a file (pin.txt) on the local file system.
user having access to that file can retrieve the clear text password and read sensitive data stored in the NSS database

Package Version and Platform

all version

Steps to reproduce

  1. dscreate with self_sign_cert
  2. check that pin.txt exists and allows to start ds
    3.

Actual results

with pin.txt, an instance with security enabled can start without prompt and pin.txt can be used to read NSS db

Expected results

Allow (re)start without pin file and without prompt


Metadata Update from @tbordaz:
- Issue assigned to tbordaz

4 years ago

Metadata Update from @tbordaz:
- Custom field origin adjusted to None
- Custom field reviewstatus adjusted to None
- Custom field rhbz adjusted to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1638875

4 years ago

Metadata Update from @mreynolds:
- Issue set to the milestone: 1.4.3

4 years ago

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- https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/3848

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Metadata Update from @spichugi:
- Issue close_status updated to: wontfix
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)

3 years ago

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