[MacPorts] #44041: openvpn2 @ 2.3.4 Expose configure option --enable-password-save

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#44041: openvpn2 @ 2.3.4 Expose configure option --enable-password-save
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  Reporter:  vbourachot@…  |      Owner:  julien.touche@…
      Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:  MacPorts Future
 Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.3.0
Resolution:                |   Keywords:  haspatch
      Port:  openvpn2      |
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Comment (by vbourachot@…):

 Replying to [comment:2 pixilla@…]:
 > Any reason to not add "--enable-password-save" to default configure args
 or add the enable_password_save variant to default_variants?

 My 2 cents from what I could read from openvpn support forums:[[BR]]
 A decision was made at some point to turn this feature off by default and
 allow enabling it via a configure option. I assume it was done on security
 concerns, since storing a passphrase or full credentials to a VPN in plain
 text is hardly a good security practice :)

 However, for those 'VPN that don't matter' (e.g., internet anonymity
 services, as opposed to a company VPN) and only support password
 authentication, it's really handy. I think allowing the user to separately
 configure via an optional variant is a good compromise. If one
 specifically asks for the variant, then one should know the security
 implications of using the feature.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44041#comment:3>
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