tedd wrote:
Hi gang:
The subject line says it all.
How secure is a .htaccess file to store passwords and other sensitive
stuff?
Can a .htaccess file be viewed remotely?
Semi-safe,
.htaccess is prevented from being served by configuration options (which
come as default), however these can be overwritten so best to check by
doing a GET on the resource URI.
This doesn't prevent them from being exposed via other processes though,
for instance a poorly coded 'download.php?path=/path/to/.htaccess' could
still expose the file.
Typically, its obviously better to store only a hash of a password
rather than the pass in plain text, choosing the strongest algorithm you
can; password security is of course relative though, a sha-512 of
'password1' is far from secure.
A good way to approach encryption for files is to openssl_seal them
using a public key which is only available to your application - this
doesn't negate insecure code, but it at least ensures the raw files are
encrypted securely enough to negate any of these worries. (just keep
your private key safe, preferably in a pkcs12 w/a strong 64char+ pass)
Best,
Nathan
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