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- Keeping a plaintext file of passwords is dangerous<br><br> |
- Keeping a plaintext file of passwords is dangerous<br><br> |
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''Solution:'' |
''Solution:''<br> |
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- Protecting passwords by encrypting them (One-Way Encryption is an innovation by Roger Needham and Mike Guy)<br> |
- Protecting passwords by encrypting them (One-Way Encryption is an innovation by Roger Needham and Mike Guy)<br> |
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- Entry is encrypted and only if the value matches a stored one, the login is accepted<br> |
- Entry is encrypted and only if the value matches a stored one, the login is accepted<br> |
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 8 November 2004
- Keeping a plaintext file of passwords is dangerous
Solution:
- Protecting passwords by encrypting them (One-Way Encryption is an innovation by Roger Needham and Mike Guy)
- Entry is encrypted and only if the value matches a stored one, the login is accepted
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