4.6.6 mysql_config_editor - MySQL Configuration Utility

The mysql_config_editor utility enables you do store authentication credentials in an encrypted login path file named .mylogin.cnf.The file location is the %APPDATA%\MySQL directory on Windows and the current user's home directory on non-Windows systems. The file can be read later by MySQL client programs to obtain authentication credentials for connecting to MySQL Server.

The unencrypted format of the .mylogin.cnf login path file consists of option groups, similar to other option files. Each option group is .mylogin.cnf is called a "login path," which is a group that permits only certains options:host, user, password, port and socket.Think of a login path option group as a set of options that specify which MySQL server to connect to and which account to authenticate as. Here is an unencrypted example: