Bug 235653 - User doc needs updating: CVS password management
Summary: User doc needs updating: CVS password management
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: CVS (show other bugs)
Version: 3.4   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.4   Edit
Assignee: Tomasz Zarna CLA
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Whiteboard: hasPatch
Keywords: Documentation
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Reported: 2008-06-04 13:39 EDT by Kevin McGuire CLA
Modified: 2008-06-16 04:54 EDT (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc fix (3.41 KB, patch)
2008-06-11 06:24 EDT, Tomasz Zarna CLA 		no flags Details | Diff
mylyn/context/zip (5.30 KB, application/octet-stream)
2008-06-11 06:24 EDT, Tomasz Zarna CLA 		no flags Details
Updated screen shot (1.05 KB, image/png)
2008-06-11 06:28 EDT, Tomasz Zarna CLA 		no flags Details
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Description Kevin McGuire CLA 2008-06-04 13:39:35 EDT 
The user doc around password management of CVS locations needs updating.

The file is tasks-cvs-passwords.htm in org.eclipse.platform.doc.user

Currently the text reads (in part):

<p>In previous releases, passwords were automatically saved between sessions whereas 
  now you have full control over this behavior. There is a caveat to this 
  though - the password file Eclipse uses to save the password between sessions 
  is not very secure. It is difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to 
  read the file and find your passwords. </p>

There is an accompanying image Image83_cvs_savedpasswords.png that could I believe be deleted.
Comment 1 Oleg Besedin CLA 2008-06-04 13:46:45 EDT 
The bug 235455 added documentation for the secure storage if you'd like to refer to it. The user-oriented portion is located under:

   Workbech User Guide -> Reference -> Secure Storage
Comment 2 Kevin McGuire CLA 2008-06-04 13:49:00 EDT 
There's also some general stuff about password management:

<p>You can manage the list of passwords that have been cached via the
<a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.team.cvs.ui.PasswordManagementPreferencePage)")'>
<img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Team &gt; CVS &gt; Password Management</span></a>
 preference page. The page displays the currently saved passwords and allows you to delete 
  them.</p>
Comment 3 Tomasz Zarna CLA 2008-06-05 05:02:30 EDT 
Related to bug 227284.
Comment 4 Tomasz Zarna CLA 2008-06-05 13:19:10 EDT 
(In reply to comment #2)
Filed a new bug, to decide whether the page should be removed, see bug 235848.
Comment 5 Mike Wilson CLA 2008-06-09 12:03:36 EDT 
Did this get fixed? Reminder to close the bug or set the target milestone appropriately.
Comment 6 Szymon Brandys CLA 2008-06-10 08:17:23 EDT 
This one is not completed. I would like to contribute this doc fix to one of RC4 subsequent builds.
Comment 7 Tomasz Zarna CLA 2008-06-11 06:24:28 EDT 
Created attachment 104443 [details]
Doc fix
Comment 8 Tomasz Zarna CLA 2008-06-11 06:24:35 EDT 
Created attachment 104444 [details]
mylyn/context/zip
Comment 9 Tomasz Zarna CLA 2008-06-11 06:28:35 EDT 
Created attachment 104445 [details]
Updated screen shot

org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/images
Comment 10 Tomasz Zarna CLA 2008-06-11 09:15:33 EDT 
Released to HEAD.
Comment 11 Szymon Brandys CLA 2008-06-16 04:54:10 EDT 
Verified in I20080613-2000.