BLEMQTT HS4 and broker with Username/Password

[wpiman]

So I was going to use the BLEMQTT app on a few Raspberry Pis and I am looking at the docs and the C code, and I don't think there is a way to specify a user name/password for a MQTT broker?

My MQTT broker is on a virtual Linux box and everything is either behind a FW and/or VPN, so shutting off the user/password is a possibility but I am just wondering if I missed anything obvious...

[Michael McSharry]

Your observation is correct. The paho.mqtt library supports it so it is something that should be easy to handle by adding these optional parameters on the command line.

[Michael McSharry]

Update to allow login credentials is at http://mcsSprinklers.com/BLEMQTT_HS4.zip. The username and password, if included, are the next two parameters after the broker IP.

[wpiman]

Update to allow login credentials is at http://mcsSprinklers.com/BLEMQTT_HS4.zip. The username and password, if included, are the next two parameters after the broker IP.

That worked great! I am not sure if that was the same BLEMQTT that is included in the newer version that get pushed out with the plugin?

[Michael McSharry]

Yes it was included with 5.19.1.0 in the updater. Shown in the updater release notes and in the change log at mcsMQTT Plugin - HomeSeer Message Board Glad it worked for you.

[zwolfpack]

Don't want to be Negative Nancy - however parameters given on the command line are visible through the htop, pgrep, or ps utilities.

[Michael McSharry]

Is your recommendation to put the credentials in a file?

[zwolfpack]

That would be safer. The file protections could be set to limit read access.

[wpiman]

That would be safer. The file protections could be set to limit read access.

Seems wise. Good suggestion.