How to protect a password in the yum repository configuration file?
Issue
- As per the security guideline in my organization, I cannot use a clear-text password in the
*.repofile. So how can I protect the password used in the yum repository configuration file?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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