Cronjob to run password protected scripts

[sciclunam]

Hi,

I have a folder in my cgi which contains an emailing script. Due to data sensitivity (email addresses, etc...) I have set a password which prompts you before giving you access.

However, when I set a cronjob to run the script automatically, it failed because of the password. Can I give access to cronjob to run the script? Maybe embedding the password in the cronjob? How will I then make the cronjob secure so that no one can get access to the password?

Thanks.

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[iribach]

1) check the user, is it 'secure' give him access
else
2) ask 4 pwd
3) let the 'secure' user do the cronjob.

Can I give access to cronjob to run the script? Maybe embedding the password in the cronjob?
no ways(in a standard *nix)