Re: [vchkpw] vpopmaild - errors on login

2004-04-06 Thread Marcin Soltysiak

- Original Message - 
 I see you have different error messages during login for:
 
 
 invalid email address
 
 user does not exist
 
 invalid password
 
 
 
 It might be better to return the same message for all so the hostile 
 hacker can't learn as much about your users.

Good point. I'd suggest 

- ERR XXX Login invalid

 to stdout and detailed info to syslog

Solt


Re: [vchkpw] vpopmaild - errors on login

2004-04-06 Thread X-Istence
Marcin Soltysiak wrote:
- Original Message - 

I see you have different error messages during login for:

invalid email address

user does not exist

invalid password



It might be better to return the same message for all so the hostile 
hacker can't learn as much about your users.


Good point. I'd suggest 

- ERR XXX Login invalid

 to stdout and detailed info to syslog

Solt


Its using tcpserver, so why not to multilog. I personally try to limit 
as much as possible the use of syslog.

X-Istence


Re: [vchkpw] vpopmaild - errors on login

2004-04-06 Thread Marcin Soltysiak

- Original Message - 
From: X-Istence [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Marcin Soltysiak wrote:
  - Original Message - 
  
 I see you have different error messages during login for:
 
 
 invalid email address
 
 user does not exist
 
 invalid password
 
 
 
 It might be better to return the same message for all so the hostile 
 hacker can't learn as much about your users.
  
  
  Good point. I'd suggest 
  
  - ERR XXX Login invalid
  
   to stdout and detailed info to syslog
 Its using tcpserver, so why not to multilog. I personally try to limit 
 as much as possible the use of syslog.
Sure. I meant (syslog|multilog|anylog) facility on server side. :-)

Solt