Re: At what layer to hash a password

[Chris Travers <chris () metatrontech com>]

On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Javier Bassi <javierbassi () gmail com> wrote:
> If I'm not wrong, some forums like vBulletin when you login, they send
> the password in md5 (using javascript). Thats better than sending it
> in plain/text.

Howso?  In either case you have an observable value which can be
submitted to the web server to gain access.

Obfuscation != security.

Either use SSL or a challenge/response authentication system of some
sort.  There really isn't a substitute beyond this.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers



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