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ASK> Hello Goncalo Farias & everyone else, ASK> on 23-Jul-2005 at 13:25 you (Goncalo Farias) wrote: >> Do you believe there is REAL need for the plain text password? Most >> people is, possibly, unaware the PLAIN TEXT password is store in >> that log. ASK> If you're not using a secure method of authentication, the PW ASK> will be sent as plaintext to the server. Crossing it out in the ASK> log is just a false sense of security, and at the wrong point as ASK> well. I do agree with partially... I prefer to have a weak point rather than two. Besides, having it save in the log exposes it to whomever has access to the PC where the log is saved, not just the John Doe that sniffs the net!. -- Best regards, Goncalo Farias "A man's a man for a' that!" Burns ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.51.9 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
