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a password inside the build file is not secure. PR 20208

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Stefan Bodewig 16 years ago
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password="secret"/&gt;</pre>
<p>
Fetches some file from a server with access control. Because https is being used the
fact that basic auth sends passwords in plaintext is moot.

fact that basic auth sends passwords in plaintext is moot if you
ignore the fact that it is part of your build file which may be
readable by third parties. If you need more security, consider using
the <a href="input.html">input task</a> to query for a password.</p>

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