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October 2015

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[Bug 1501762] [NEW] Security issues: passwords are stored in plaintext
by Steeve McCauley Oct. 1, 2015

Oct. 1, 2015

*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: Passwords for the mailing list users are stored in plaintext, and mailed to the users each month as "reminders" by default. Passwords should be hashed securely using modern hashing methods and the password thrown away. Mailing passwords in plaintext is something that was acceptable in 1992, barely. Doing so in 2015 is insane. At the very least the default setting of mailing out users passwords in plaintext should be eliminated. Password recovery methods should be modernized. ** Affects: mailman Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mailman Coders, which is subscribed to GNU Mailman. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1501762 Title: Security issues: passwords are stored in plaintext To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1501762/+subscriptions

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