Not sure how *secure* this is, Emily, but we store these kinds of logins - also logins to retrieve usage statistics - in the resource records in our ILS. In the case where we have multiple resources from one vendor we designate one resource as the "master" record for say Ebsco or ProQuest. That means the credentials are visible to other staff but in some ways that is a good thing.
Beth Juhl
Web Services
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Ave.
Fayetteville, AR 72701
bjuhl_at_uark.edu
she/her/hers
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From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of Emily Lynema
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 1:24 PM
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Database passwords
I'm curious to survey the community -- has anyone found a way to store database administration passwords used by technical services staff that is both user-friendly and secure? For example: the passwords to configure NC State's various OCLC resources / services / databases.
Feel free to message me directly if you're not comfortable sharing on-list.
thanks!
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Emily Lynema
Head, Information Technology
North Carolina State University Libraries
919-513-8031
ejlynema_at_ncsu.edu
Received on Mon Oct 11 2021 - 14:17:47 EDT