Encrypted password in CIFS credentials file

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Can an encrypted password in credential file be used with cifs mounts?

  • For example in the following example "password" is not encrypted:

    # cat /root/.pass
username=domain\user
password=password

# cat /root/.pass2
username=user2
password=password
domain=domain

# mount -t cifs -o credentials=/root/.pass //<smb-server>/<path> /<mount-point>/

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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