Re: store passwords securely in the internet

[Adam Mooz <adam.mooz () gmail com>]

Yes, sorry I meant IPSeec or L2TP or SSL secured VPNs.

- Adam Mooz
http://www.AdamMooz.com
Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos.

On 2010-04-13, at 6:28 AM, Eric Furman <ericfurman () fastmail net> wrote:

> Because VPNs are not secure. I think you mean like SSL.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:55 -0400, "Adam Mooz" <adam.mooz () gmail com>
> wrote:
> > Because then the passwords are sent in the clear from the server to
> > the client.  If someone were to MITM they could get whatever password
> > you requested, or worse is they'd get all your passwords.  Too much
> > risk.
> >
> > You should always transmit sensitive data encrypted or encapsulate it
> > in a secure tunnel like a VPN.
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:52 AM, Patrick Cornelissen
> > <cornelis () pcornelissen de> wrote:
> > > Am Dienstag 06 April 2010 23:40:05 schrieb Andre Pawlowski:
> > > ...
> > > > I hope there is any use for this program and I'm glad if anyone
> > > > of you
> > > > send me any critics or suggestions.
> > >
> > > Why don't you en-/decrypt the password on the server and not on
> > > the client
> > > (via javascript for example). This way you would only need to
> > > store the
> > > encrypted passwords and protect them.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
> > >  Patrick Cornelißen
> > >  http://www.openprojectguide.org
> > >  http://www.pcornelissen.de
> >
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