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RE: Re: Feature Request: Clear Authentication Data on Time/Session/Close

From: Hans-Emil Skogh <Hans-Emil.Skogh_at_tritech.se>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:23:34 +0100

>> RMDIR /S /Q "%APPDATA%\Subversion\auth"
>> does all that is needed to clear the data.
> I already discovered this folder but I need a
> automatism to clear them. Do you know a way?

You could create a Scheduled task in windows that runs a batch file that
removes the files. Scheduled tasks can be configured so that they run
only after a period of inactivity. (I think this would be your best bet
to get it working quickly.)

In an environment where you are concerned with security, you might
consider adding the removal to your windows log of script, and make sure
that no one leaves his/her computer without locking it/logging out.

...

However, I do think that some functionality could be beneficial to
people using TSVN on shared workstations. I know that we have a few
shared computers used in some special projects where using TVSN gets
quite a nuisance because of all the repeated password prompts or the
accidental operations with wrong user. The question is: How would that
function work? Timing out is not all that great since sometimes you will
time out on yourself all the time, and sometimes someone will use the
computer right after you are done.

Maybe an addition of an option that would force TSVN ask for
username/password on every commit would to the trick? This would make it
possible to use features that connects to the repository without the
risk of committing using the wrong account. Drawbacks?

Hans-Emil

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