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Re: DBI v2 - The Plan and How You Can Help

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From:
Michael Cummings
Date:
July 6, 2005 05:31
Subject:
Re: DBI v2 - The Plan and How You Can Help
Message ID:
200507060830.39310.mcummings@gentoo.org
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 06:39 am, Maxim Sloyko wrote:
>   But this is not the point. The point was that usage of some file with
> passwords by *DEFAULT* is not the way to go, IMHO. It raises more
> problems than it solves.

To tack onto that, IMO it would make more sense if the password situation were 
handled by the DBD:: end, say via inclusion of support for the various dot 
files that every DB seems to love (.mysql at least comes to mind, pretty sure 
there is a postgres equiv, etc.). Otherwise your opening DBI up to a can of 
worms if its being relied on to store the password in any encrypted fashion 
when its real purpose is to provide the foundation layer.

That could be a lack of coffee in my diet today talking though.

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