content/data-base/get-mysql-passwords-in-plain-text-from-mylogin-cnf.md

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Title: "Get MySQL Passwords in Plain Text from .mylogin.cnf" Date: 2016-09-08 03:11:18 Categories: [data base] tags: [mysql] Slug: get-mysql-passwords-in-plain-text-from-mylogin-cnf

Authors: sedlav

Since MySQL 5.6.6, it became possible to store MySQL credentials in an encrypted login path file named .mylogin.cnf, using the mysql_config_editor tool. This is better than in plain text anyway.

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