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Bug 327530

Summary:	A change in CVS node in secure preferences should be propagated to other running workspaces
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Tomasz Zarna <tomasz.zarna>
Component:	CVS	Assignee:	platform-cvs-inbox <platform-cvs-inbox>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	markus.kell.r, ob1.eclipse
Version:	3.7
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:	stalebug

Description Tomasz Zarna

2010-10-12 05:12:44 EDT

This is a follow-up to bug 322896. This bug is about to address the following situation: 

"Another scenario where this hurts is when you work with 2 workspaces that share the same secure storage location (the default). After changing a password in one workspace, the other workspace does not see the update. I would expect it to read the current contents of the storage at least when a stored password failed and the user is asked for a new password.

Currently, the user has to update a password in all open workbenches, or he has to close all instances of Eclipse except for one, then change the password there, and then restart also that last Eclipse instance before restarting the others."

My first thought in bug322896, comment 8 was that one solution could be to listen to changes in a particular CVS node from secure preferences. The question is: is there an Secure Storage API that would allow us to do so? Oleg, any tips?

Comment 1 Oleg Besedin

2010-10-12 10:14:39 EDT

(In reply to comment #0)
> The question is: is there an Secure Storage API that would allow us to do so?

No, sorry, that's a known limitation. You'll need several parts that are not there:
(1) noticing that external data (password file, keyring, whatever OS uses...) has changed;
(2) implementing and notifying listeners;
(3) some merge/diff for the data. 

The (2) is straightforward; the (1) will likley need some effort (different mechanisms from OS's are used); the (3) needs more effort than anybody was willing to spend.

If anybody wants to make a patch for the secure storage to implement those pieces, I'll try to do my best to follow up on it.

Comment 2 Eclipse Webmaster

2019-09-06 16:10:24 EDT

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Comment 3 Eclipse Genie

2021-11-04 11:40:46 EDT

This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet. As such, we're closing this bug.

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