**************************************** * LUG meet on 12 Jan. 2003 @ VJTI ****************************************
Quoting Philip S Tellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > **************************************** > * LUG meet on 12 Jan. 2003 @ VJTI > **************************************** > > On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Nikhil Joshi wrote: > > > OK but Kppp *must* be storing the pass somewhere. most probably it > wud > > be plain and not encrypted. In that case root can access it pls > I am not sure, but a Kppp connections can be only created by the root, so whome are you trying from? > true. but guess what... windows does too. all your dial up passwords > and outlook express passwords are stored unencrypted - well, weak > encryption anyway. basically, if you need to send passwords in clear > text, then you need to either store them in a decryptable format or > prompt the user for them. many users don\'t like the latter, but the > choice should exist. > Again I am not sure, but a friend of mine was telling me that the windows decrypts the user passwords when authenticating instead ofencrypting the just entered password while login, is this true? > -- > Why don\'t you fix your little problem... and light this candle? > -- Alan Shepherd, the first man into space, Gemini program > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > > ------------------------------------------------- Sify Mail - now with Anti-virus protection powered by Trend Micro, USA. Know more at http://mail.sify.com Sunny`s column,World Cup Schedule, Scorecards, The cricket Store and much much more!! http://www.khel.com/worldcup/ -- _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
