[jira] [Commented] (KARAF-3366) Generate a non-default password on first startup

["Freeman Yue Fang (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Freeman Yue Fang commented on KARAF-3366:
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I think by default we should ship KARAF_HOME/etc/users.properties like
{code}
#karaf = karaf,_g_:admingroup
#_g_\:admingroup = group,admin,manager,viewer,systembundles,ssh
{code}
So we disable the well-known default user, and this means we actually disable the remote access. Any one who wants the remote access must explicitly edit KARAF_HOME/etc/users.properties first. This can make the default karaf kit more secure.

Freeman

> Generate a non-default password on first startup
> ------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: KARAF-3366
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-3366
>             Project: Karaf
>          Issue Type: Wish
>          Components: karaf
>    Affects Versions: 3.0.2
>            Reporter: Robert Varga
>            Priority: Major
>
> In OpenDaylight we rely on Karaf as our pre-packaged download, which has the slight caveat that non-customized downloads can easily be vulnerable if users enable ssh with the default password.
> It would be nice if the startup script could generate a random password for root, so the installation is secure by default. Not sure what the impact will be on usability, though.



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