Deletia update I seem to have misunderstood what was happening, or misrepresented what my original thought on the matter was, or maybe just didn't explain well enough. Your --s have spoken loudly enough, and I will drop the subject...
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Comment on (boo) Re: Hiding DBI Passwords? -- a challenge --
Make it the same challenge that he posted about. Provide the key too..
You can't lock a house and hang the key from a string on
the porch. The example you provided is no more secure than
just having the password in there...