How not to store a password in plain text in Django?

Question

Django

This is what my database settings look like now.

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
        'NAME': 'mydb',
        'USER': 'myuser',
        'PASSWORD': 'mypassword',
        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
        'PORT': '3306',
    }
}

That is, if an attacker gets access to my ssh, then it will not be difficult for him to get into the database. Is there any way to encrypt the above data?

Answer 1

This is a normal option for storing the password in the database, and not only in Django but also in other CMF\CMF. The main problem here is not even ssh access, but version storage systems. To illustrate, search GitHub for "password".
Security methods are:
- use local_settings.py to store the password, add it to '.gitignore"
- do not use the root password to access the database
- use complex passwords
- move the ssh service to a non-default port
- use key authentication instead of a password
- close ability to login for root via ssh
- do not use FTP, use SFTP instead

Answer 2

You need to secure ssh. The database can be hacked without knowing the password if the user has privileges.

Answer 3