Use native Windows API to store passwords

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java

Research direction

The issue names no files or tests; start by locating the current file-based password storage in this Java library and read the linked Windows Credential Locker documentation. Done means the library offers Windows system-keychain storage instead of only storing encrypted passwords in a file.

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Description

Currently, the library only offers storing the (encrypted) passwords in a file. But Windows offers a system keychain:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/credential-locker

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Java
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Merged PRs (30d)
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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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