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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: IBM Applies for Password Manager Patent
From:       Michael Pyne <pynm0001 () comcast ! net>
Date:       2003-11-13 13:16:03
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On Thursday 13 November 2003 03:40, Jeff Stuart wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 November 2003 04:47 pm, George Staikos wrote:
> >    You might be surprised to know who's been 0wned lately.  If KWallet
> > used the login password, all this person's passwords would be compromised
> > too.
>
> Are you saying that KWallet is insecure then?  Are you saying that there's
> a backdoor in KWallet that you've programmed in?  Or are you saying that
> you've hacked my machine? :)  (Note: for the humor impared, this is a joke.
>  Though I am interested in exactly WHAT you mean here George.)

I'm not George, but I think he means that someone's login password was 
compromised, thus leading to access to their machine.  If their KWallet 
password had also been their login password, then all of KWallet's 
information (e.g., passwords) would have been available to the intruder as 
well.  I don't think he meant to imply that it was a problem in KWallet 
itself.  Not that there may not be problems, but... ;)

 - Michael Pyne
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