What are hardcoded password

MRunal
2 min readJul 29, 2019

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Hardcoded Password :

Summary

Hardcoded passwords could compromise system security in a way that cannot be easily remedied.

Passwords should never be hardcoded and should generally be obfuscated and managed in an external source. Storing passwords in plaintext anywhere on the system allows anyone with sufficient permissions to read and potentially misuse the password.

Some third-party products claim the ability to manage passwords in a more secure way. For a secure solution, the only viable option…

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MRunal

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