I liked to put user names, passwords and email addresses in my script(s) like this:
my ($user, $pass, $mail) = qw(root $ecret someone@somewhe.re);

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This works with sigils, but there are problems with e.g. Unicode characters, therefore I now prefer 
use Config::Tiny;
my $ini = Config::Tiny->read( 'whoamI.ini', 'encoding(Windows-1252)' )
+;
my ($user, $pass, $mail) = ($ini->{Main}{user},$ini->{Main}{pass},$ini
+->{Main}{mail});

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and have the data in a config file like 
[Main]
user=root
pass=$ecret
mail=someone@somewhe.re

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This has the additional advantage, that you can share your script (or brag with it :-)) without compromising confidential data, and can avoid problems with foreign or other unusual characters (of course, you have to adapt the encoding(Windows-1252) part). Plus you don't need to change the script when the password changes.

In reply to Re: Escape user name and password in LWP proxy call. by soonix
in thread Escape user name and password in LWP proxy call. by Anonymous Monk

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