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Re: pop3 over telnet and clear text passwords
From: Phil Brammer <security () wjjeep com>
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 13:23:03 -0600
Well, first of all, telnet is clear text by itself. Anything you do in telnet is going to be in clear text. POP3 is the same way. Your Outlook Express client, for instance, if set to check a POP3 account, will do so in clear text. You'll need to implement SSL on the POP server (assuming that you can), otherwise, it's clear text for you... Phil On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 01:47:00PM +1000, Murad Talukdar wrote:
I often use pop3 over telnet to check on email boxes some users have.(ie that they've been setup properly) How do I mask the fact that the username/password is transmitted as clear text?(If I can?) Thanks Murad Talukdar --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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