Hide password and other secrets from process table (ps aux) during execution of command

Asked Mar 23 '18 at 09:57

Active Mar 23 '18 at 10:38

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Whichever command i execute using password and other secrets that appears/display while doing ps aux.

For example: i want to connect with mysql db:

/usr/bin/mysql -h hostname -u username --password=password dbname

another command:

curl https://somesite/$HOST/$USER

While executing both command in meanwhile time when i do "ps aux" which display secrets as Hostname and password in process table.

What's best way to hide secrets from process table.?

As i know hidepid=2 hide process from other user which actually is not my solution of above problem.

edited Mar 23 '18 at 10:38

Aserre

asked Mar 23 '18 at 09:57

Ajay Gupta

`echo $SECRET | command` did you try? – Senior Pomidor Mar 23 '18 at 10:25
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Very similar: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3830823/hiding-secret-from-command-line-parameter-on-unix – sneep Mar 23 '18 at 12:51
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echo $SECRET | command this won't work as i need to hide from process table (when do ps aux). – Ajay Gupta Mar 26 '18 at 07:15

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