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OpenIDE-Module-Module-Dependencies: org.netbeans.modules.keyring > 1.20

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Keyring API

Keyring API created

Dec 11 '09; API spec. version: 1.0; made by: jglick; issues: #173413

A new API was created for securely storing user passwords. Where possible it uses a native keyring.


Compatibility:

Modules formerly storing passwords in some other way should not only begin using Keyring, but also delete any passwords from the old storage as they are transferred.


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