ONAP MUST store Authentication Credentials used to authenticate to other systems encrypted except where there is a technical need to store the password unencrypted in which case it must be protected using other security techniques that include the use of file and directory permissions. Ideally, credentials SHOULD rely on a HW Root of Trust, such as a TPM or HSM.

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Modified requirement:
ONAP MUST store Authentication Credentials used to authenticate to other systems encrypted except where there is a technical need to store the password unencrypted in which case it must be protected using other security techniques that include, but are not limited to, the use of file and directory permissions.