Add a use case driven guide on using Credential-stores to store passwords #2177
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fjuma
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| WildFly allows the use of credential stores to keep alias for sensitive information, such as, passwords for external services. Credential stores can be used to store different credentials under aliases and use credential-reference to specify them in server configuration. As a result, the credential is no longer visible in clear text. |
fjuma
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| * WildFly with credential-store support |
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Should we just say WildFly here?
fjuma
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| /subsystem=elytron/key-store=serverKS:add(path=server.keystore, relative-to=jboss.server.config.dir, type=PKCS12, credential-reference={clear-text=secret}) | ||
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| When configuring a resource using plaintext password, it is stores in the standalone.xml file as seen below: |
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Preview: https://prarthonapaul.github.io/wildfly-elytron/blog/credential-store-for-passwords
Supersedes: #2120