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include note about password security in security doc

Thijs Kinkhorst 19 年之前
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doc/security.txt

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ further improve the security of your webmail system.
   IMAP server. Note that this makes no sense if both are on the same machine.
   IMAP server. Note that this makes no sense if both are on the same machine.
   See doc/authentication.txt for info.
   See doc/authentication.txt for info.
 
 
+- config.php. Some options in conf.pl / config.php allow for passwords to
+  be set in that file, e.g. the addressbook/preferences DSN, and LDAP
+  addressbooks. When setting a sensitive password, check that config.php
+  is not readable for untrusted system users, and consider the possibility
+  of it being read by other users of the same webserver.
+
 - Subscribe to the squirrelmail-announce mailinglist to be informed about new
 - Subscribe to the squirrelmail-announce mailinglist to be informed about new
   releases which may fix security bugs. If you run SquirrelMail packaged by
   releases which may fix security bugs. If you run SquirrelMail packaged by
   your distribution, make sure to apply their security upgrades.
   your distribution, make sure to apply their security upgrades.