{
    my $rec = $DB->get('dl')
        || $DB->new_record('dl', {type => 'webapp'});
    my $pw = $rec->prop('DbPassword');
    if (not $pw or length($pw) < 57){
        use MIME::Base64 qw(encode_base64);

        $pw = "not set due to error";
        if ( open( RANDOM, "/dev/urandom" ) ){
            my $buf;
            # 57 bytes is a full line of Base64 coding, and contains
            # 456 bits of randomness - given a perfectly random /dev/random
            if ( read( RANDOM, $buf, 57 ) != 57 ){
                warn("Short read from /dev/random: $!");
            }
            else{
                $pw = encode_base64($buf);
                chomp $pw;
            }
            close RANDOM;
        }
        else{
            warn "Could not open /dev/urandom: $!";
        }
        $rec->set_prop('DbPassword', $pw);
    }
}