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Re: Customize PAM configuration
From: |
Ricardo Wurmus |
Subject: |
Re: Customize PAM configuration |
Date: |
Sat, 10 Aug 2019 18:14:39 +0200 |
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mu4e 1.2.0; emacs 26.2 |
Jone <address@hidden> writes:
> The password is entered once at login and exported
> to environment variable. As a result, password is available during the user
> session (for some automation with bash scripts).
Please know that environment variables are readable in /proc and in the
output of process managers. An environment variable is not a good place
for a secret.
--
Ricardo