Re: store passwords securely in the internet

["Eric Furman" <ericfurman () fastmail net>]

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
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> >  http://www.pcornelissen.de
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