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| <h1 class="Head">Secure storage runtime options</h1> |
| <h4>Changing location of secure storage</h4> |
| <p>By default, secure storage is located in your home directory. On Windows that typically resolves to |
| <i>"C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\.eclipse\org.eclipse.equinox.security"</i>. This location is selected |
| to allow multiple Eclipse-based applications to share the same secure storage.</p> |
| <p>If you would like to modify the location of the default secure storage, you can use the "-eclipse.keyring |
| <file_path>" runtime option. The <file_path> is a path to the file which is used to persist the secure |
| storage data.</p> |
| <p>The current location of the default secure storage can be found on the <a class="command-link" href= |
| 'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <strong>General > Security > |
| Secure Storage</strong></a> preferences page.</p> |
| <h4>Password file</h4> |
| <p>The password provider mechanism can be bypassed if you specify the "-eclipse.password <file path>" runtime |
| option. In this case the contents of the file you specified as the argument will be used as a master password. While |
| this option is valuable in some circumstances (such as headless applications), the protection of the password file |
| becomes a consideration. The password file can be protected by the operating system access rights and/or by placing |
| it on a removable storage, such as a USB key.</p> |
| <h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3><a href="ref-securestorage-start.htm">Secure storage</a><br> |
| <a href="ref-securestorage-works.htm">How secure storage works</a><br> |
| <a href="ref-securestorage-recovery.htm">Password recovery</a><br> |
| <a href="ref-securestorage-passwd.htm">Life of a master password</a> |
| <h3 class="related">Related reference</h3><a href="ref-securestorage-prefs.htm">Secure storage preference page</a> |
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