int128 / int128/gradle-ssh-plugin
Prompting the user for ssh password / keyfile password (passphrase)
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- Groovy
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Description
Instead of defining a password/passphrase within the gradle script or an environment variable, is there a way of prompting for a password from the command line when initiating an ssh session with a specific machine?
I'd like to avoid storing plain text files anywhere.
I tried reading from System.in in the ssh.run block, but that didn't work.
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Research direction
Start with the Gradle script and the ssh.run block described in the report, then trace how System.in is handled when an SSH session starts. Done means users can enter an SSH password or keyfile passphrase interactively without storing it in a script, environment variable, or plain-text file.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- groovy
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100