18 steps to avoid Eclipse Security password paranoic

1. 1. Download eclipse-jee-indigo-SR2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz ([Fast]with this version you can go to step n°11 org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui_1.1.0.201206102238.jar )
2. 2. Install
3. 3. Open
4. 4. Add ":pserver:anonymous@dev.eclipse.org:/cvsroot/rt" to your CVS repositories
5. 5. Check Out : org.eclipse.equinox/security
6. 6. Import project org.eclipse.equinox/security/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui
7. 7. Add Baseline based up to your eclipse root directory (window/preference/baseline)

   

8. 8. Switch to your version of eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.security.uixxxxxxxxx
9. 9. Apply patch (team/apply patch) or hand-modify:

   	### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
   	#P org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui
   	Index: src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/security/ui/storage/DefaultPasswordProvider.java
   	===================================================================
   	RCS file: /cvsroot/rt/org.eclipse.equinox/security/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/security/ui/storage/DefaultPasswordProvider.java,v
   	retrieving revision 1.7
   	diff -u -r1.7 DefaultPasswordProvider.java
   	--- src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/security/ui/storage/DefaultPasswordProvider.java 26 Sep 2008 15:20:59 -0000 1.7
   	+++ src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/security/ui/storage/DefaultPasswordProvider.java 22 Nov 2010 22:15:50 -0000
   	@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
   	*******************************************************************************/
   	package org.eclipse.equinox.internal.security.ui.storage;
   	+import java.io.IOException;
   	import java.net.URL;
   	import javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec;
   	import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.security.storage.friends.InternalExchangeUtils;
   	import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.security.ui.nls.SecUIMessages;
   	+import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.ISecurePreferences;
   	+import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.StorageException;
   	import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.provider.IPreferencesContainer;
   	import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.provider.PasswordProvider;
   	import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
   	@@ -41,17 +44,45 @@
   	location = null;
   	}
   	- final StorageLoginDialog loginDialog = new StorageLoginDialog(newPassword, passwordChange, location);
   	+ ISecurePreferences node = container.getPreferences().node(IStorageConst.PROVIDER_NODE);
   	+ String password = null;
   	+ try {
   	+ password = node.get("password", null);
   	+ } catch (StorageException e1) {
   	+ }
   	final PBEKeySpec[] result = new PBEKeySpec[1];
   	+
   	+ if (password != null) {
   	+ result[0] = new PBEKeySpec(password.toCharArray());
   	+ return result[0];
   	+ }
   	+
   	+ final StorageLoginDialog loginDialog = new StorageLoginDialog(newPassword, passwordChange, location);
   	+
   	PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getDisplay().syncExec(new Runnable() {
   	public void run() {
   	- if (loginDialog.open() == Window.OK)
   	+ if (loginDialog.open() == Window.OK) {
   	result[0] = loginDialog.getGeneratedPassword();
   	- else
   	+ } else {
   	result[0] = null;
   	+ }
   	+
   	}
   	+
   	});
   	+
   	+ if (result[0] != null) {
   	+ try {
   	+ node.put("password", new String(result[0].getPassword()), false);
   	+ node.flush();
   	+ } catch (StorageException e) {
   	+ return null;
   	+ } catch (IOException e) {
   	+ return null;
   	+ }
   	+
   	+ }
   	return result[0];
   	}

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10. 10. Export plugin to your preferred directory
11. 11. Copy exported version to plugins directory (eclipse/plugins)
12. 12. Change : eclipse/configuration/org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator/bundle.info to configure your version

              org.eclipse.equinox.registry,3.5.101.R37x_v20110810-1611,plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.registry_3.5.101.R37x_v20110810-1611.jar,4,false
    org.eclipse.equinox.security,1.1.1.R37x_v20110822-1018,plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.security_1.1.1.R37x_v20110822-1018.jar,4,false
    org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui,1.1.0.201206102238,plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui_1.1.0.201206102238.jar,4,false
    org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator,1.0.200.v20110815-1438,plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator_1.0.200.v20110815-1438.jar,1,true
             

13. 13. Close & Restart
14. 14. Check plugin (help/about eclipse/installation detail/plug-ins)
15. 15. Click on your cvs repository to pull the login form
16. 16. Insert password
17. 17. Close / Restart
18. 18. Try if eclipse asks the password after Cvs repository has been recheck