[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (SECURITY-546) CLONE - org.jboss.security.plugins.FilePassword requires write permission for decoding

[Brad Maxwell (JIRA)]

CLONE - org.jboss.security.plugins.FilePassword requires write permission for decoding
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                 Key: SECURITY-546
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/SECURITY-546
             Project: PicketBox (JBoss Security and Identity Management)
          Issue Type: Bug
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
    Affects Versions: 2.0.1-BETA1, 2.0.1-BETA2, 2.0.2-BETA3, 2.0.2-BETA4, 2.0.2-BETA5, 2.0.2-BETA6, 2.0.2.Beta7, 2.0.2.CR2, 2.0.2.CR3, 2.0.2.CR4, 2.0.2.CR5, 2.0.2.CR6, 2.0.2.CR7, 2.0.2.CR8
         Environment: JBoss AS 4.2.3.GA
            Reporter: Brad Maxwell
            Assignee: Marcus Moyses
            Priority: Minor
             Fix For: JBossSecurity_2.0.4.SP4, PicketBox_v4_0_alpha3
         Attachments: SECURITY-292.patch

We use org.jboss.security.plugins.FilePassword to avoid storing passwords in clear text. Once created, we'd like to change the file's permission to read-only for regular users in order to ensure that only trusted users can update it.

However, this won't work as the class FilePassword always requires write permission even for decoding the password. The class should be modified so that write permission is only required when create / update the password file.

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