Passwords

All passwords which are required to access repositories, etc. can optionally be stored in a special password store. This password store is located in the password file, which can be found in SmartSVN's home directory (by default the .smartsvn subdirectory within your main home directory).

The password store is protected by a Master Password, which has to be defined for the very first access of the password store. For subsequent accesses of the password store, it has to be entered to retrieve the stored passwords. You may choose to Don't use a master password, if you don't want to have the password store protected. However, this option is only recommended if you can make sure that the master password file itself is well protected against unauthorized access.

The master password can be changed by Repository|Change Master Password from within the Project Window. Use either Change master password to change the current password; this will preserve the stored passwords, but requires that you can supply the Current Master Password. Note that you won't need to enter the Current Master Password, if you are working without a master password currently. Alternatively use Set new master password what will remove all currently stored passwords. Enter the New Master Password and Retype New Master Password. When leaving both fields blank, you will continue to work without a master password, i.e. like having Don't use a master password selected when initially asked to set the master password.