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add docs for bcrypt hashing local user passwords
Signed-off-by: Taylor Silva <dev@taydev.net>
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This configures two users, \code{myuser} and \code{anotheruser}, with their
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corresponding passwords.
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corresponding passwords. The literal password can be provided, or a
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\link{bcrypt}{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bcrypt} hash of the password.
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When local users are configured, the log-in page in the web UI will show a
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username/password prompt.
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Local users can also log in via \reference{fly-login} with the
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\code{--username} and \code{--password} flags.
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\section{
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\title{Bcrypt Hashing Passwords}{local-authentication}
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Instead of passing in user passwords in plaintext, you can provide
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Concourse with a bcrypt hash of the passwords.
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There aren't any great CLI tools for quickly hashing passwords with bcrypt.
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Here's a simple Go program that can do the hashing for you.
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\codeblock{go}{{{
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package main
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import (
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"fmt"
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"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
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)
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func main() {
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password := []byte("mypass")
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hash, _ := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword(password, 12)
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fmt.Println(string(hash))
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}
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}}}
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Put that in a \code{main.go} then run \code{go run main.go} and it will
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output a hash for your password. You can run this program in the \link{Go
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Playground}{https://go.dev/play/p/Ucv-ADJ9M0J} if you want to avoid
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installing Go.
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Hashing the passwords for the previous example, you would then set
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\code{CONCOURSE_ADD_LOCAL_USER} to the following:
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\codeblock{bash}{{{
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CONCOURSE_ADD_LOCAL_USER='myuser:$2a$12$L8Co5QYhD..S1l9mIIVHlucvRjfte4tuymMCk9quln0H/eol16d5W,anotheruser:$2a$12$VWSSfrsTIisf96q7UVsvyOBbrcP88kh5CLtuXYSXGwnSnM3ClKxXu'
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}}}
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}
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\section{

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