# Hiding or encrypting SMTP password required in app.yml

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-or-encrypting-smtp-password-required-in-app-yml/61505>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [April 24, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-or-encrypting-smtp-password-required-in-app-yml/61505 "2017-04-24T16:29:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-or-encrypting-smtp-password-required-in-app-yml/61505/3 "2017-04-24T16:49:50Z")

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It’s available only to people with root access to the server. If you don’t trust people who have root access to your server, then you have more profound problems than worrying about whether they have access to an SMTP password.

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