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Comment on docker password security issues
Fixes #16
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@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ To try with **this** repository docker image:
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docker run -e PASSWORD=abc -p 8787:8787 seandavi/buildabiocworkshop2020
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*NOTE*: Running docker that uses the password in plain text like above exposes the password to others
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in a multi-user system (like a shared workstation or compute node). In practice, consider using an environment
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variable instead of plain text to pass along passwords and other secrets in docker command lines.
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## Whatcha get
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