kwin commented on code in PR #654: URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-site/pull/654#discussion_r1947926243
########## content/markdown/guides/mini/guide-encryption-4.md: ########## @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +# Password Encryption (Maven 4) + +<!-- +Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one +or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file +distributed with this work for additional information +regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file +to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the +"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance +with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + +http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + +Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, +software distributed under the License is distributed on an +"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY +KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the +specific language governing permissions and limitations +under the License. +--> +<!--MACRO{toc|fromDepth=2}--> + +## Introduction + +Maven 4 introduces an enhanced encryption providing more secure handling of password than provided by [the one from Maven 2/3](guide-encryption.html). +However it still sticks to the principle of keeping the *symmetrically encrypted values* directly within the `settings.xml`. + +A single master key is used for both decrypting and encrypting and therefore should be always kept at a safe place. *Everyone with that key can decrypt all encrypted values from your `settings.xml`.* + +## Master Key Sources + +There are different master key source implementations shipping with Maven with which the master key may be retrieved: + +1. Plain file (`file:<filepath>`), the filepath must be absolute. Only considered secure if located on a protected file system. Review Comment: @cstamas Any insights? -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
