"Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Usually, one doesn't store clear-text passwords. Instead, use a > hash-algorithm like md5 or crypt (the former is in the standard lib, don't > know of the other out of my head) and hash the password, and store that > hash.
Rather, use the HMAC module, with a secret key, to thwart dictionary attacks against the hash. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
