in reply to Password encryption

Sounds like you're going to put this script "somewhere else" to be run by "someone else"?

We have jobs run on a utility server using a service account, and only accessible by trusted employees. We'll put sensitive information in configuration files on the server, where the "unworthy" cannot get to it.

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Re^2: Password encryption
by Anonymous Monk on Sep 26, 2018 at 19:44 UTC
    I second this, most places have special fake users with SSH keys already setup to run cron jobs, this is the most secure way to do it.