title: How to Secure Spring Cloud Config Server
body: <p>I understand that a Spring Cloud Config Server can be protected using an user name and password , which has to be provided by the accessing clients.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>How can i prevent the clients from storing these user name and
    password as clear text in the bootstrap.yml files in the client
    application/services ?</p>
  </blockquote>