Using remote build hosts in the IDE requires login credentials. Compromised security on the client system running the IDE might lead to unauthorized access of remote server hosts. In this environment, do not store login credentials that might be compromised.
Another area of consideration with respect to remote development is the caching of source code on client systems during remote development. To increase IDE performance and responsiveness, the remote development feature in the IDE caches files from the server, including source code, on the client machine. The cache folder on the client machine is user_directory/var/cache/remote-files.
On Oracle Solaris and Linux platforms, user_directory is: ~/.oracledevstudio/ide-version-OS-architecture (for example, ~/.oracledevstudio/ide-12.5-SunOS-i386).
On Microsoft Windows platforms, user_directory is ~/Application Data/.oracledevstudio/dd-version.
On Mac OS X platforms, user_directory is ~/Library/Application/Support/oracledevstudio/dd-version.
In sensitive security environments, take care with this cache folder to encrypt the data and delete when no longer in use.