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Re: RFP: ruby-trocla -- Create and store (random) passwords on a central server which can be retrieved by other applications.



Hi again,

On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 11:35:43AM +0100, Michael Weiser wrote:

> I'd like to get trocla (https://github.com/duritong/trocla,
> https://rubygems.org/gems/trocla) packaged for debian. I've filed this
> RFP for it. I've also filed an ITP for the corresponding puppet module
> and intend to do the packaging there.

> I'd hoped that since trocla is available as a gem you guys might say
> it's not much of a hassle to gem2deb it into a package and be a lot
> faster at it than me wrapping my head around all this first. If not, I'd
> be happy to give it a go myself. I've got an Alioth account all set up
> for puppet packaging already.

Over the weekend I've ruby2gem'd trocla and tuned the package a bit. All
I'd need now is an empty repo to push it to.

Thanks,
Michael

> ----- Forwarded message from Michael Weiser <michael.weiser@gmx.de> -----

> From: Michael Weiser <michael.weiser@gmx.de>
> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:16:41 +0100
> Subject: RFP: ruby-trocla -- Create and store (random) passwords on a central server which can be retrieved by other applications.

> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist

> * Package name    : ruby-trocla
>   Version         : 0.0.12
>   Upstream Author : Marcel Haerry <mh+trocla@immerda.ch>
> * URL             : https://github.com/duritong/trocla
> * License         : GPL
>   Programming Lang: Ruby
>   Description     : Create and store (random) passwords on a central server which can be retrieved by other applications.

> Trocla provides you a simple way to create and store (random) passwords on a
> central server, which can be retrieved by other applications. An example for
> such an application is puppet and trocla can help you to not store any
> plaintext or hashed passwords in your manifests by keeping these passwords only
> on your puppetmaster.

> Furthermore it provides you a simple cli that helps you to modify the password
> storage from the cli.

> In concert with its puppet module it provides a very elegant way to generate
> random but from then on fixed passwords for use on possibly multiple puppet
> clients on the fly and store them in a reasonably secure way on the server.

> I hope that since trocla is available as a gem, packaging effort will be
> minimal by using gem2deb. I can help in packaging and maintaining via the
> Debian Ruby team if desired.

> ----- End forwarded message -----

-- 
man liest sich, Micha
Pampig muss es sein, pampig!


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