dbcli/mssql-cli

Connecting to a server with an empty password

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#488 opened on Sep 2, 2020

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Description

My local server has a user with an empty password. To connect to the server, passing -P "" does not work (i.e. the client prompts for Password anyway). Also setting the environment variable MSSQL_CLI_PASSWORD to "" has the same effect.

Is there a way to pass an empty password without being prompted ?

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Inspect the connection logic where the password is passed. Trace the code path from environment variable and command line option to the point where the password is sent to the SQL Server. Identify where an empty string is being treated as a missing password and add handling for explicit empty password.
Tech stack
python
Domain
databasecliauthentication
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
Prerequisites
PythonSQL Server
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60