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rpc: Undeprecate rpcuser/rpcpassword, change message to security warning
Back in 2015, in bitcoin#7044, we added configuration option `rpcauth` for
multiple RPC users. At the same time the old settings for single-user
configuration `rpcuser` and `rpcpassword` were "soon" to be deprecated.
The main reason for this deprecation is that while `-rpcpassword` stores
the password in plain text, `-rpcauth` stores a hash, so it doesn't
appear in the configuration in plain text.
As the options are still in active use, actually removing them is
expected to be a hassle to many, and it's not clear that is worth it. As
for the security risk, in many kinds of setups (no wallet,
containerized, single-user-single-application, local-only, etc) it is an
unlikely point of escalation.
In the end, it is good to encourage secure practices, but it is the
responsibility of the user. Log a clear warning but remove the
deprecation notice.
Closes bitcoin#29240.1 parent baa848b commit 4ab9bed
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