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Obfuscating mysql root password

I would like to set the root password for mysql databases installed on various machines connected within a network. These machines receive their mysql installation via a script that pulls the installation files from the server and starts installing. During installation I would also like to set the root password, but this password is currently held as clear text in the script. I read this post:
https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...cript-sql.html
and could offer some suggestions for setting the password, in this case by reading in a file that has read access for the user under which the script is run also.

Any other ideas for obfuscating the root password for the root of mysql-server?

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cvm-mysql

cvm-mysql(8)						      System Manager's Manual						      cvm-mysql(8)

NAME

       cvm-mysql - MySQL module

SYNOPSIS

       cvm-mysql

CREDENTIALS

       Pass phrase

DESCRIPTION

       This module queries a MySQL database for the account name, compares the stored pass phrase with the given one using crypt(3).

CONFIGURATION VARIABLES

       CVM_MYSQL_DEFAULT_FILE
	      The  full  path of the defaults file to read if the following variable is set.  If not set, the file $HOME/.my.cnf will be read (the
	      MySQL default).

       CVM_MYSQL_DEFAULT_GROUP
	      If set, the module will read connection default options from the named group in the defaults file as above

       CVM_MYSQL_HOST
	      The hostname or IP of the MySQL server.  If not set, a connection to the local host is assumed.

       CVM_MYSQL_USER
	      The MySQL login ID to connect as.  If not set, the invoking user is assumed.

       CVM_MYSQL_PASS
	      The password for the above user.

       CVM_MYSQL_DB
	      The database name, must be set.

       CVM_MYSQL_PORT
	      The port number for the TCP/IP connection (only used if the server is not local).

       CVM_MYSQL_POSTQ (optional)
	      The SQL query to execute after the credentials have been validated, see cvm-sql(7).

       CVM_MYSQL_PWCMP (optional)
	      The password comparison module to use.

       CVM_MYSQL_SOCKET
	      The path to the socket that should be used for connections to a local server.

       CVM_MYSQL_QUERY (optional)
	      The SQL query to issue to retrieve the row containing the account information from the database, see cvm-sql(7).

SEE ALSO

       cvm-sql(7), cvm-pgsql(8), cvm-pwfile(8), cvm-qmail(8), cvm-unix(8), cvm-vmailmgr(8),  cvm-benchclient(8),  cvm-checkpassword(8),  cvm-test-
       client(8)

	http://untroubled.org/pwcmp/pwcmp.html
	http://untroubled.org/cvm/cvm.html

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