Linux stores plenty of passwords in clear text in /etc and $HOME and this is considered acceptable by most users. These same people also believe the TPM is a spy chip.

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simonh 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You really need to upgrade to UNIX Version 6 or later. Some of the improvements since 1974 are well worth having.

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vondur 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Really in /etc plain text? I could see some random app possibly doing that somewhere in ~/.config, but I don't think Linux itself stores passwords in plain text for systemwide use.

	▲	tgv 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think the commenter means that some Linux applications store the passwords they need for access to external resources in plain text.

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abhinavk 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You know `/etc/passwd` doesn't really have passwords in it.

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josefritzishere 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I thought Linux stored plain text credentials owned by root that require elevated permissions.

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cwillu 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Linux stores plenty of passwords in plain text in /etc

That's gonna be a big ol' [CITATION NEEDED] from me, dawg.

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SoftTalker 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Wifi passwords in /etc/netplan files, is one I can think of.

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fragmede 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I haven't solved the problem of sensitive .env files sitting around on my computer.

	▲	spacemule 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		`sops exec-env` I have an alias set for when I'm working with opentofu: `alias tfenter='sops exec-env secrets.yaml "/bin/bash"'` I encrypt with openbao's transit engine and backup age key kept in a password manager, so no secrets live on disk.