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Re: where to store connection parameters for MYSQL on Windows
Posted by: Peter Brawley
Date: September 26, 2014 10:39AM

> the username/password I'm referring to is the one that is used by the application

Yes, understood.

> isn't it possible for someone to reverse engineer code (even machine code) to obtain strings hard-coded into an application?

If an intruder is in far enough for that, no easier than searching a Windows registry.

For better security, consider a third-party authentication plugin.

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