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If the coder has enough access rights to edit the script, he has access to the credentials needed to access the external pasword storage and/or he can edit the script to expose the pasword.

Write access is not needed, read access is sufficient: Just copy the script, modify the copy, run the copy.

Alexander

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In reply to Re^2: How can a script use a password without making the password visible? by afoken
in thread How can a script use a password without making the password visible? by Cody Fendant

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