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new 1471ad25 Add hint about encryption of master password (#680)
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commit 1471ad259d1c08bb252ae79a0b565c1d9fb30248
Author: Konrad Windszus <k...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Tue Feb 11 08:16:11 2025 +0100
Add hint about encryption of master password (#680)
---
content/apt/guides/mini/guide-encryption.apt | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/content/apt/guides/mini/guide-encryption.apt
b/content/apt/guides/mini/guide-encryption.apt
index 6fc18b52..d1aff75b 100644
--- a/content/apt/guides/mini/guide-encryption.apt
+++ b/content/apt/guides/mini/guide-encryption.apt
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ mvn --encrypt-master-password <password>
</settingsSecurity>
+------------------------------------+
+ <The encrypted version of the master password is encrypted with a
{{{https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/fe25a2627c1dafeb44188dad9f45dfd5fe965a98/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java#L856}hardcoded
key}}, so please treat it as if the password is stored in the file in plain
text.>
+
When this is done, you can start encrypting existing server passwords.
* How to encrypt server passwords
