>>>>> "Rich" == Rich Shepard <[email protected]> writes:
Rich> [...] Password works, but that's sent clear text so [...] Uh, no. Your password is still encrypted, not plain text. The reason people prefer keys is that passwords (particularly bad ones) can be brute-forced. If you *can* use passwords, you are just as vulnerable. If you allow passwords, pick good ones, and brute forcing will take a long, long time. -- Russell Senior, President [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
