--- Paul Lesniewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

- snip -
<http://www.wikidsystems.com/community-version/documentation/howtos/two_factor_webmail>.
> 
> Their instructions depend on the weakness Fredrik pointed out not
> happening: the IMAP proxy server timing out your credentials.

Hi Paul,


Noted with thanks.



> >> OR are there other suggestions?  TIA
> >
> > A plugin hooked into the logout page of SquirrelMail could be used
> to
> > create a new password if the system allows it, but I don't have any
> > suggestions right now on how to do that in practise.
> 
> I actually have a plugin sitting around that creates OTPs from within
> the SM interface (they are ONLY *SquirrelMail* OTPs); the somewhat
> insecure part of the puzzle being that SM actually takes the user's
> real password and stores it in an encrypted file.  The encryption is
> decent (any mcrypt-supported algorithm works), but it's still always
> an iffy proposition for an application to store user passwords.  This
> particular plugin is years old and needs a lot of face-lifting before
> it would be ready for use.

Noted and thanks.


B.R.
Stephen L

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