* Craig Dickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2001.11.27 15:06:00-0800]: > That was my point. If he's going to allow passwords to cross the net in > clear, then having passwords isn't really securing anything. Accessing > cvs in an ssh tunnel is the way to go.
okay, sorry, then i misunderstood you. > What Peter had said, that I was replying to, was that he didn't mind > passwords going in clear as long as it was only cvs passwords, not shell > login passwords. So my reaction was, if you're so unconcerned about cvs > access, why bother putting passwords on it at all? The real point being > not that it's okay to let the whole world have full access to your cvs, > but that passwords should always be encrypted on the wire. word up. that clears it up. sorry again. -- martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] sic transit discus mundi.
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