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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!oleane!plug.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.mathworks.com!news2.cais.net!news.cais.net!info.usuhs.mil!hq.hq.af.mil!news From: sgregory@pubspo.hq.af.mil (Scott Gregory) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: How do I encrypt a password in a sh script Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 18:43:54 GMT Organization: Departmental Publishing Lines: 22 Message-ID: <31d42659.26716616@news.hq.af.mil> NNTP-Posting-Host: sgregory.hq.af.mil X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99d/32.182 I have a sh script that FTP's to another machine and downloads some files. I currently have the username and password in the script: ftp -n <<EOF open foo.bar.com user foouser foopassword bin prompt mget * quit EOF Is there any way to encrypt the password?? I would like to make it at least a little difficult for someone to get the password : - ) The script is run as root so its not a problem to change permissions. Thanks Scott