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[MDEPLOY-51] Prompt for username and password if not supplied

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Difficulty
4/5
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3-5 days
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35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
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Stale
Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start at the deploy goal and trace how repository credentials are read from server.xml. Add command-line prompting when username or password is absent, hide password input, and verify that deployment authentication still works with the supplied credentials.

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Description

enhancement priority:major

Paul Gier opened MDEPLOY-51 and commented

Allow the user to supply a user name password for a remote server when the deploy goal is called. Currently you have to add the repository username and password to the server.xml file. It would be helpful if the user could be prompted for a username and password on the command line. The password should be hidden when it is entered.


Issue Links:

  • MNG-553 Secure Storage of Server Passwords

  • WAGON-52 wagon-webdav does not ask for auth password when <username>...</username> is missing

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