Thanks Dan. That's what my thinking was also. However, I am working on a modification and will explain how to generate and use the public key method.
Tom Carroll Quoting Dan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > From: Togan Muftuoglu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > 2) Passwords should not be sent clear use of public keys would be > > better > > Even when using standard password authentication, the passwords are > not sent in clear text--the whole channel is encrypted. Yeah, a > public key would be more secure, but if your passwords are robust, > this shouldn't really be a problem. > > - -- > Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Since all the world is but a story, it were well for thee to buy the > more enduring story rather than the story that is less enduring." > -- The Judgment of St. Colum Cille > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 7.0.4 > > iQA/AwUBPLnHp36CI7gsQbX8EQL5OQCg00WrW/HR3vFqVB16njuYCrHMfe0An1Yk > oGNPE/UXT0jOw7gPxBGsktyd > =SbrJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues > Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives by mail and > http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org > > -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org