Tim Dierks wrote:
[resending due to e-mail address / cryptography list membership issue]On 8/24/05, Ian G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Once you've configured iChat to connect to the Google Talk service, you may receive a warning message that states your username and password will be transferred insecurely. This error message is incorrect; your username and password will be safely transferred.iChat pops up the warning dialog whenever the password is sent to the server, rather than used in a hash-based authentication protocol. However, it warns even if the password is transmitted over an authenticated SSL connection. I'll leave it to you to decide if this is: - an iChat bug - a Google security problem - in need of better documentation - all of the above - none of the above
It seems Google is assuming that SASL PLAIN is acceptable once you've completed STARTTLS on port 5222 (or if you've connected via SSL on the old-style port 5223). Decide for yourself if that's "secure" and whether the iChat warning is justified.
Peter -- Peter Saint-Andre Jabber Software Foundation http://www.jabber.org/people/stpeter.shtml
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