CGI question: safe passwords possible?

Tim Roberts timr at probo.com
Fri May 30 23:39:55 EDT 2003


Gerhard Häring <gh at ghaering.de> wrote:
>
>This does help how against mitm attacks? What's wrong with using the
>tool designed for this job (HTTP authentication)?

HTTP basic authentication also sends the password in the clear.
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- Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
  Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.




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