Remember credentials

[Andrjus Frantskjavitsius]

Make the program remember the password.

[Andrjus Frantskjavitsius]

@keeleleek , any idea how to handle this?

[Kristian K]

A hash in the users configuration file? Perhaps users want to use a central password storage system, probable there exists many APIs and standards for doing this. Which these could be, I don't know since I personally never use these features (I prefer to enter my password every time).

[Andrjus Frantskjavitsius]

But isn't storing two-way hashes considered bad practice?

[Kristian K]

As I said, I don't use these features at all (storing a password anywhere is bad practice).

I'd search for a ready solution from either JavaFX/Scene Builder or from your beloved Oracle. I tried, but didn't find (but then again, I am not a Java programmer).

[Peeter Tinits]

It is probably bad practice for me as a user, but I often want my password to be remembered. In the case of Minority Translate, best option would be if it would automatically log you in based on the settings file.

The security issue is a wholly another side of this though, that I'm not competent to comment on. Some type of encryption might work?

See also design proposal nr1

[Andrjus Frantskjavitsius]

One option would be to display a warning when "Remember password" is checked.

[Andrjus Frantskjavitsius]

Duplicate of #36.