Saving Username & Password input

[Nadsky]

Hi Everyone,

First of all still new with AutoIt so i still have a lot of things to learn. I'm trying to create a simple GUI that can automate some of my office task including VPN login. Almost done with everything, I just need your advice for username and password part of the GUI. Is there a way to save the username and password from the username and password field without saving it from a text or ini file? This might be a dumb question but just wanted to check. I want to save it to a blank variable like $sUsername = "", $sPassword = "" then save the username/password, remove or change it. I've attached the username and password part of my GUI. If it's saved then the username and password field will automatically be populated if there is a previous saved username/password. Is it possible? Kindly need you inputs and advice. Thanks!

Sorry for not adding the code. Anyway, here it is:

I was able to get other functions working except the username and password  that has the green comments. Need your inputs on how to do it. Thanks!

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$sTALUsername = "" ;Username will be saved in this variable
$sTALPassword = "" ;Password wil be saved in this variable


#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=c:\users\nad\desktop\talv1.kxf
Global $TALV1 = GUICreate("AutoV1", 492, 168, 192, 124)
Global $RDP183 = GUICtrlCreateButton("192.168.99.183", 8, 40, 99, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $RDP184 = GUICtrlCreateButton("192.168.99.184", 8, 72, 99, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $RDP241 = GUICtrlCreateButton("192.168.99.241", 8, 104, 99, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $RDP203 = GUICtrlCreateButton("10.50.68.203", 8, 136, 99, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $CDC201 = GUICtrlCreateButton("CDC", 112, 40, 75, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $GPL142 = GUICtrlCreateButton("GPL", 112, 72, 75, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $AMMIS = GUICtrlCreateButton("AMMIS", 112, 104, 75, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $sTALUsername = GUICtrlCreateInput("USERNAME", 352, 8, 129, 21, BitOR($GUI_SS_DEFAULT_INPUT,$ES_CENTER)) ;Save the username in variable $sTALUsername
Global $sTALPassword = GUICtrlCreateInput("Password", 352, 32, 129, 21, BitOR($GUI_SS_DEFAULT_INPUT,$ES_CENTER,$ES_PASSWORD)) ; Save password in variable $sTALPassword
Global $SaveCreds = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Save", 352, 56, 57, 25) ;If checked, password will be saved to the variable until changed by a new username and password
Global $OK = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 440, 56, 43, 25) ;Confirm and saved username and password
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $ConnectGPA = GUICtrlCreateButton("Connect to GPA", 352, 96, 131, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $AutoStartRDP = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Auto Start RDP", 200, 16, 121, 17)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $AutoMoveResize = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Auto Move / Resize", 200, 40, 145, 17)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $Start = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 224, 64, 75, 25)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
Global $ManualButton = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Start RDP Individually", 32, 16, 133, 17)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $RDP183
            HDCPRPT001()
        Case $RDP184
            HDCPRPT002()
        Case $RDP241
            PA32()
        Case $RDP203
            PA37()
        Case $CDC201
            PA31()
        Case $GPL142
            GPL()
        Case $AMMIS
            AMMIS()
        Case $ConnectGPA
            confirmGPA()
        Case $OK
            If GUICtrlRead($SaveCreds) = 1 Then
            EndIf

Edited November 9, 2018 by Nadsky

[Skeletor]

Hi, Welcome to the forums and AutoIt. 
Please insert your code or create a simplified version of it for us to help. 
You know, compare apples with raspberries to get Apples with Microsoft... 
Yeah i know, IT joke...

[JLogan3o13]

@Nadsky although I didn't understand the IT joke above, the basic principle is sound; we cannot do much to help based off a screenshot. This is a coding forum; in order to best help you we need to see your code.

That said, if you are taking in input from the user (be it sensitive or not) there are only so many things you can do with it:

• you can declare the variable and hold it in memory (good only for as long as the parent process is running)
• you can store it in a file on the hard drive or local network (be it database, text, ini, etc. etc), encrypted, hashed, permission-locked, etc.
• you can store it in the registry
• write out to an online repository

In all cases, you have to understand that AutoIt is not going to be 100% secure, anyone will be able to read your source code with very little effort. The question of 
"how do I 100% protect sensitive data in my script?" has been asked and answered so many times that we simply don't discuss any longer. 

If you determine how you would like to store the data specifically, please let us know and we will do our best to assist

[Nadsky]

Hi JLogan3o13,

I already added the code. The password doesn't have to be encrypted or anything. This program is just for a personal use so a simple code sample to make the username and password input to work would be fine.

[Nine]

look at iniwrite () and iniread () in file functions of autoit help file.

[JLogan3o13]

Yes, what he said (or I said two days ago)

To your response @Nadsky I provided the options you have, it is up to you to decide which you would like to try, at which point we can assist.