| | 1 | there are several IPP programs which have the concept of users with passwords: |
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| | 3 | * the metadata database uses mysql as a database engine. it is necessary for the ippTools which interact with the database to know the correct database user and password. currently these are written into the ipprc.config file |
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| | 5 | * the ippMonitor program must also know the database user and password. these are currently hardwired into ipp.php. |
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| | 7 | * users of the ippMonitor must provide a user and password to access the metadata database pages. currently there is no restriction between databases by user. the user/password table is defined in the database and currently is updated manually within mysql. the user supplied the username and password to login to the web pages. |
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| | 9 | * the DVO addstar client program needs to connect to the addstar server program. to avoid unauthorized updates to the database, the client must send a password. currently, no users are defined. the password is currently hardwired into the software on both ends. |
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| | 11 | * the pantasks client also sends a password for validation by the pantasks server. again, this is still hardwired in the software. |
