(RADIATOR) CHAP issues

[Nick Rogness]

On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, Danil Melomedman wrote:

> I was thinking about Radiator's CHAP support a little.  Clear text
> passwords are a bad idea, we all know it.

	That may be but CHAP doesn't secure you any better.  Storing the
	passwords in clear text on the server is more likely to get
	compromised versus someone sniffing the wiring for clear text.

	This is a no-win situation.

	FWIW,

Nick Rogness <nick at rogness.net>
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