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Thanks, Kevin. 

Can I make a feature request to whoever sees this that is way better
at Java/C than me to at least make the stored password crypted in
something stronger than rot13?



On 7/8/05, Kevin Myer <kevin_myer at iu13.org> wrote:
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/intro.htm#39523
> 
> NB:  you trade the ease of startup with a security risk, in that your
> keyphrase
> is stored in a file cleartext.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> Quoting Brian Jones <bkjones at gmail.com>:
> 
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I hit a snag yesterday when I rebooted my directory server box
> > (running RHEL 4). The problem is that I'm using SSL/TLS, and that
> > means that every time I restart the directory server I have to provide
> > the password for the certificate database. Now, I *know* that this
> > would never stand in a large production environment, so I can only
> > imagine that I missed some essential piece of documentation on how I
> > can use SSL/TLS, but not be forced to provide a password every time
> > the server starts.
> >
> > Could someone provide a link to the doc that addresses this, or does
> > someone have some clue they could provide for my feeble brain?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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