Re: Mailing list reminder: password is sent in the clear

2011-07-01 Thread André Bargull

Log-in at [1] and remove the option to send a monthly password remainder?


*Get password reminder email for this list?*

Once a month, you will get an email containing a password reminder for 
every list at this host to which you are subscribed. You can turn this 
off on a per-list basis by selecting /No/ for this option. If you turn 
off password reminders for all the lists you are subscribed to, no 
reminder email will be sent to you.





[1] https://mail.mozilla.org/options/es-discuss


Can this be fixed? I've already sent feedback, but didn't get a response.

Preferably, passwords would also be encrypted for storage.

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Re: Mailing list reminder: password is sent in the clear

2011-07-01 Thread Axel Rauschmayer
That’s a good start, thanks. Still find it a bit scary that there’s no 
encryption.

On Jul 1, 2011, at 16:07 , André Bargull wrote:

 Log-in at [1] and remove the option to send a monthly password remainder?
 
 Get password reminder email for this list?
 Once a month, you will get an email containing a password reminder for every 
 list at this host to which you are subscribed. You can turn this off on a 
 per-list basis by selecting No for this option. If you turn off password 
 reminders for all the lists you are subscribed to, no reminder email will be 
 sent to you.
 
 
 
 [1] https://mail.mozilla.org/options/es-discuss
 
 Can this be fixed? I’ve already sent feedback, but didn’t get a response.
 
 Preferably, passwords would also be encrypted for storage.
 
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 Dr. Axel Rauschmayer
 axel at rauschma.de
 twitter.com/rauschma
 
 Home: rauschma.de
 Blog: 2ality.com

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Re: Mailing list reminder: password is sent in the clear

2011-07-01 Thread Mike Shaver
What can someone do with that password, though? Just change your
subscription settings, afaik, so the security in place seems proportionate.

Could report it upstream to the mailman team, I suppose.

Mike
 On Jul 1, 2011 10:09 AM, Axel Rauschmayer a...@rauschma.de wrote:
 That’s a good start, thanks. Still find it a bit scary that there’s no
encryption.

 On Jul 1, 2011, at 16:07 , André Bargull wrote:

 Log-in at [1] and remove the option to send a monthly password remainder?

 Get password reminder email for this list?
 Once a month, you will get an email containing a password reminder for
every list at this host to which you are subscribed. You can turn this off
on a per-list basis by selecting No for this option. If you turn off
password reminders for all the lists you are subscribed to, no reminder
email will be sent to you.



 [1] https://mail.mozilla.org/options/es-discuss

 Can this be fixed? I’ve already sent feedback, but didn’t get a
response.

 Preferably, passwords would also be encrypted for storage.

 --
 Dr. Axel Rauschmayer
 axel at rauschma.de
 twitter.com/rauschma

 Home: rauschma.de
 Blog: 2ality.com

 --
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 a...@rauschma.de
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Re: Mailing list reminder: password is sent in the clear

2011-07-01 Thread Mike Samuel
2011/7/1 Mike Shaver mike.sha...@gmail.com:
 What can someone do with that password, though? Just change your
 subscription settings, afaik, so the security in place seems proportionate.

 Could report it upstream to the mailman team, I suppose.

Use it to do a better job of impersonating.  Try it out on other sites.
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Re: Mailing list reminder: password is sent in the clear

2011-07-01 Thread Mike Shaver
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Mike Samuel mikesam...@gmail.com wrote:
 2011/7/1 Mike Shaver mike.sha...@gmail.com:
 What can someone do with that password, though? Just change your
 subscription settings, afaik, so the security in place seems proportionate.

 Could report it upstream to the mailman team, I suppose.

 Use it to do a better job of impersonating.  Try it out on other sites.

I don't understand how you could impersonate better, could you
explain?  You can send mail with any From: you want without bothering
to go through someone's mailman account, and you can't even send mail
from the mailman interface!

Since mailman passwords are randomly generated at subscription time
(and virtually never changed), password reuse is pretty unlikely.

Mike
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Re: Mailing list reminder: password is sent in the clear

2011-07-01 Thread Mike Samuel
2011/7/1 Mike Shaver mike.sha...@gmail.com:
 On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Mike Samuel mikesam...@gmail.com wrote:
 2011/7/1 Mike Shaver mike.sha...@gmail.com:
 What can someone do with that password, though? Just change your
 subscription settings, afaik, so the security in place seems proportionate.

 Could report it upstream to the mailman team, I suppose.

 Use it to do a better job of impersonating.  Try it out on other sites.

 I don't understand how you could impersonate better, could you
 explain?  You can send mail with any From: you want without bothering
 to go through someone's mailman account, and you can't even send mail
 from the mailman interface!

 Since mailman passwords are randomly generated at subscription time
 (and virtually never changed), password reuse is pretty unlikely.

Can't a mailman account holder associate a public key with a mailman instance?
Obviously, few email recipients check public keys, but to the degree
that mailman facilitates public key exchange and signed email, being
able to change a public key means being able to impersonate.
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Re: Mailing list reminder: password is sent in the clear

2011-07-01 Thread Mike Shaver
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Mike Samuel mikesam...@gmail.com wrote:
 2011/7/1 Mike Shaver mike.sha...@gmail.com:
 On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Mike Samuel mikesam...@gmail.com wrote:
 2011/7/1 Mike Shaver mike.sha...@gmail.com:
 What can someone do with that password, though? Just change your
 subscription settings, afaik, so the security in place seems proportionate.

 Could report it upstream to the mailman team, I suppose.

 Use it to do a better job of impersonating.  Try it out on other sites.

 I don't understand how you could impersonate better, could you
 explain?  You can send mail with any From: you want without bothering
 to go through someone's mailman account, and you can't even send mail
 from the mailman interface!

 Since mailman passwords are randomly generated at subscription time
 (and virtually never changed), password reuse is pretty unlikely.

 Can't a mailman account holder associate a public key with a mailman instance?

Not in stock mailman (http://www.gnu.org/s/mailman/features.html), but
there is a fork which permits it, I think.

Mike
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