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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Storing passwords
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-04-26 19:51:20
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Am Saturday 26 April 2003 01:29 schrieb Unai Garro Arrazola:
> >no need to, just make sure the file where the passwd will go to be only
> >read/writeable by the user, i.e., perms like 0600. check out kppp's code
> > for an example on how to achieve this.
>
> Thanks for the idea, changing the permissions would do to keep it safe from
> others, but still, I think it's a good idea to encrypt the password.
>
> Often I open config files to check things by hand myself. I wouldn't like
> to open kppp's config file while somebody is besides me....

Then store it reversed :)

Greetings, Stephan

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