Re: authentication security

2009-12-21 Thread macdd
On Dec 21, 10:35 am, Eric Chamberlain <e...@rf.com> wrote: > On Dec 18, 2009, at 7:58 PM, macdd wrote: > > > I am reading the django book. I just finished the chapter on > > authentication. I get the jist of it. What I don't understand is the > > overall security of

authentication security

2009-12-18 Thread macdd
I am reading the django book. I just finished the chapter on authentication. I get the jist of it. What I don't understand is the overall security of authentication. If everything you do is passed as plain text then it isn't very secure. Okay so https comes in. What I don't understand is when to