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Better password handling

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Description

While we might need the file with the initial passwords during setup, we need to provide a way of using your own password with variables. This leads to options like Ansible vault, Hashicorp vault and more.

I guess we will need #132 to be fixed before we can start with this.

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Research direction

Start by reading issue #132, then trace how the initial password file and setup variables are handled in this Ansible collection. Compare the requested variable-based password flow with the mentioned Ansible Vault and HashiCorp Vault options. Done means users can supply their own password securely without depending on the initial password file.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
ansible, elasticsearch
Domain
devops, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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