title: Storing MySQL password as hash
body: <p>I know this has been asked many times before, but I can't find the answer I am looking for:</p>
  
  <p>I have a C# application that connects to a MySQL database, currently the username, password and database name are stored in plain text in a .cnf file, which is very insecure.</p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to store the database's password as a hash in the config and pass that instead of the a plain string?  This would at least be a bit more secure.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks you.</p>