[Xymon] Hide username and password in http test

[Jeremy Ruffer]

The file needs to readable only by the user.

On Thu, 18 Mar 2021, 14:43 KING, KEVIN, <KK1051 at att.com> wrote:

> I have not used this, but based on the other items and the writers of the
> platform, I would put this in the home directory of the user that is
> running the xymon application.
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> -Kevin
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> *From:* Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> *On Behalf Of *Chris Pretorius
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2021 7:35 AM
> *To:* Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com>
> *Subject:* [Xymon] Hide usernam and password in http test
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> Hi
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> Im running a xymon server installed from the Terabithia repository
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> Release: xymon-4.3.30-1
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> I added a http test that requires basic authentication. The password has
> special characters.
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> The test works when I add the username and password in the full url, ie.
> https://server/page.htm?user=User&password=p@sw0rd
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/server/page.htm?user=User&password=p@sw0rd__;!!BhdT!374AslU01M-gavchN3GUGqP8XwfFNgqNoCReWupQ1GONsSAa_U5Dw_ifFODBWQ$>
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> The man pages mention a file ~/.netrc where you can store username and
> password for basic authentication
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> Which directory should the file be stored on the server.
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> Best regards
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