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c#mysqldatabasesecurity
Swatcat
Swatcat

Reputation: 47

Storing MySQL password as hash

I know this has been asked many times before, but I can't find the answer I am looking for:

I have a C# application that connects to a MySQL database, currently the username, password and database name are stored in plain text in a .cnf file, which is very insecure.

Is it possible to store the database's password as a hash in the config and pass that instead of the a plain string? This would at least be a bit more secure.

Thanks you.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1144

Answers (2)

Alex Netrebsky
Alex Netrebsky

Reputation: 261

You could create a new DLL file which just store the credentials. But to change it you will should to compile new version of DLL

Upvotes: 0

invalidusername
invalidusername

Reputation: 913

security through obscurity will not work. furthermore, storing as a hash won't work as hashes can't be decrypted and are only used for comparison.

Look here for more information: Safely connect to mySQL database in c#

Upvotes: 1

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