Security: password is sent unencrypted - 21 views

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  #1 Graham Perrin on 26 Mar 09

   

  reminds me that passwords are sent in the clear.
  
  @ Diigo
  
  Suggestion
  
  improve sign in routines; wherever clear text password is permitted, require encryption.
  
  Postscript
  
  This topic is referred from
  http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/43084

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5169/43060authenticationsafa.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5169/43060authenticationsafa.th.png" alt="Thanks ImageShack!" /></a> reminds me that passwords are sent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleartext" rel="nofollow">in the clear</a>. <br /> <br /> @ Diigo <br /> <br /> <b>Suggestion</b> <br /> <br /> improve sign in routines; wherever clear text password is permitted, require encryption. <br /> <br /> <b>Postscript</b> <br /> <br /> This topic is referred from <br /> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/43084" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/43084</a></div>

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