# Hiding or encrypting SMTP password required in app.yml

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [2017 年4 月 24 日 16:29 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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作者： ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
发布日期： [2017 年4 月 26 日 21:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-or-encrypting-smtp-password-required-in-app-yml/61505/7 "2017-04-26T21:45:28Z")

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> [@elijah](#):
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> encryption key in a shared memory location

But if it’s in memory, surely a root user could still get access to it. (Granted it’s significantly more effort, but still)

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