How to encrypt vpnc Xauth password in / etc / vpn / example.cfg?

Question

when I installed vpnc, I created the file /etc/vpnc/example.cfg, so I don’t have to enter everything every time.

one of the lines is “Xauth password”, where I have to enter it in plain text. is there a way to encrypt it?

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kirill_igum Mar 07 '11 at 8:36

1 answer

coldfix · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-15T10:56:55+0000

You can use obfuscation password. Use Xauth obfuscated password XXXXXX.

Remember that an obfuscation password can be defoxed using a utility cisco-decrypt.

You can create an obfuscation password using a tool cisco-encryptthat you can build using the code provided here .

Do it like

gcc -o cisco-encrypt cisco-encrypt.c -lgcrypt

(libgcrypt required)