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use pwfile instead of cleartext password for putty connections#2496

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Oct 9, 2023
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use pwfile instead of cleartext password for putty connections#2496
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@tecxx tecxx commented Oct 3, 2023

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Description

inspired by #304 -> instead of starting putty with a cleartext password in parameter list, send it through a named pipe.

Motivation and Context

fix security issue: password should not be visible in cmd logging and EDR tools / taskmanager

How Has This Been Tested?

tested several connections in serial/parallel execution

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Kvarkas merged commit ab2a778 into mRemoteNG:v1.77.3-dev Oct 9, 2023
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