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The username, password, port, and possibly host, property values should be externalized to a properties file. We can put these properties in machine.properties - apps should pick this up automatically. Only one copy of this props file per server.
Any app we need that needs to use this feature would need have to upgrade its version of CSF and be retested. Each app would also need to reviewed to make sure it uses "machine.properties" in its property configuration.
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