[GNC] storing password when using mysql backend

[Colin Law]

If you don't want password protection on the db then you can set it to empty.

Colin

On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 at 04:18, Fourhundred Thecat <400thecat at gmx.ch> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am using Gnucash 3.4 with Mysql (MariaDB) backend.
>
> Every time I start Gnucash, I have to type in the mysql password.
>
> The way I see it, this seems more like a security theater than a real
> security. Normally when Gnucash is using xml backend, files are stored
> locally unencrypted. I see no reason why mysql backend should be any
> different. Besides, security (encryption) should not be handles on
> application level, but rather on System level (I have LUKS encrypted HDD)
>
> Can I store the password locally? (in a config file, plaitext is fine).
>
> Or, if this is not possible, where can I hard code it in the gnucash
> sourcecode ?
>
> I already had to compile Gnucash from source (even though there exists a
> Debian package for my distribution), so recompiling again would not be
> difficult.
>
> I think I read somewhere that password can be stored in Gnome Keyring,
> but I am not using Gnome Keyring.
>
> thank you,
>
>
>
>
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