Too fun, you have to know that the password must be available in clear text from to send it using POP3, or to hash it with APOP.
So that's normal. if you don't want to keep it clear text on your HD just remember it or encrypt it using an other password.
Thats's stupid when you only have one password but if you have 10 accounts it may be usefull.
The "pseudo encryption" used in that case is just to avoid the clear text apperance on the screen like the stars when you type a passwd under netscape.
If someone see on you screen the ROT13 just by viewing the file where are located passwds, he may not remember it as easily as if it was a common word.
> [Silicon.com - the only place where IT makes sense] > > Monday 20th March 2000 0:20am > Linux is a security risk, experts claim > > Silicon.com has uncovered growing concern growing, it is the first article on that subject from silicon.com. > that the Linux operating system suffers > from major security problems that could prevent > its widespread adoption in the enterprise > environment. > > An investigation discovered widespread belief > that the open source nature of the operating > system allows hackers an easy route into > Linux-based systems. That's the critical point of the article where does this widespread belief come from ? No references, no paper, no articles. > > Phil Roberts, systems manager for a network > installer, said running secure environments on > Linux is like giving hackers a key to the door > of the system. "Anyone running vital systems on > Linux must be crazy," he said. There are many crazy ppl atm. > > Clive Longbottom, strategy analyst at Strategy > Partners, agreed with his analysis, saying the > problems are preventing its adoption in secure > areas. He said: "Security needs to be built into > the architecture of the operating system. This Ok i agree and that's why multics and then unix was designed with security in mind.
> cannot happen if your source code is publicly > available." He added that the issue could lead That's totally wrong, that the problem of security assured by good design or security by obscuratism.
> to proprietary versions of Linux being > developed. NONSENSE, this is forbidden by the law ! because linux is protected by the GPL. This journalist doesn't know what is the license that protect linux.
> > Both agreed that commercial flavours of Linux > are still far from ready for the corporate > environment. go to crazy ppl. there are many. > > Bernie Dodwell, business development manager for > System Security specialist Integralis Group, > said the operating system is insecure because it > is open source. "This issue has to be resolved Sorry it cannot. as stated before. > to get the system ready for the enterprise. At > present a hacker would be able to go through the > operating system like a dose of salts," he said. That's the main idea of linux and other free software. > Microsoft was keen to endorse this view. no comment:) >
Remember microsoft realased a netshow binary some two years ago. It was able to play.wav and.avi. It was avail.: http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/unix.htm that is 404 now. But the file still live on some ftp http://ftpsearch.lycos.com/cgi-bin/search?form=med ium&query=netshow_linux and the install instructions: http://www.intradenver.net/linux.htm
The windows video codec is a far from complete implementaion of the open standard MPEG-4. But there are some US-patents on certain algorithms used.
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You may be interressed in reading the The Street Performer Protocol, that allow artist to be rewarded in a world where copyright are abolished. http://www.counterpane.com/street_ performer.html
Too fun, you have to know that the password
must be available in clear text from to
send it using POP3, or to hash it with
APOP.
So that's normal. if you don't want to
keep it clear text on your HD just remember it
or encrypt it using an other password.
Thats's stupid when you only have one password
but if you have 10 accounts it may be usefull.
The "pseudo encryption" used in that case
is just to avoid the clear text apperance
on the screen like the stars when you type
a passwd under netscape.
If someone see on you screen the ROT13
just by viewing the file where are located
passwds, he may not remember it as easily
as if it was a common word.
> [Silicon.com - the only place where IT makes sense]
:)
>
> Monday 20th March 2000 0:20am
> Linux is a security risk, experts claim
>
> Silicon.com has uncovered growing concern
growing, it is the first article on that subject
from silicon.com.
> that the Linux operating system suffers
> from major security problems that could prevent
> its widespread adoption in the enterprise
> environment.
>
> An investigation discovered widespread belief
> that the open source nature of the operating
> system allows hackers an easy route into
> Linux-based systems.
That's the critical point of the article
where does this widespread belief come
from ?
No references, no paper, no articles.
>
> Phil Roberts, systems manager for a network
> installer, said running secure environments on
> Linux is like giving hackers a key to the door
> of the system. "Anyone running vital systems on
> Linux must be crazy," he said.
There are many crazy ppl atm.
>
> Clive Longbottom, strategy analyst at Strategy
> Partners, agreed with his analysis, saying the
> problems are preventing its adoption in secure
> areas. He said: "Security needs to be built into
> the architecture of the operating system. This
Ok i agree and that's why multics and then unix
was designed with security in mind.
> cannot happen if your source code is publicly
> available." He added that the issue could lead
That's totally wrong, that the problem of
security assured by good design or security
by obscuratism.
> to proprietary versions of Linux being
> developed.
NONSENSE, this is forbidden by the law !
because linux is protected by the GPL.
This journalist doesn't know what is
the license that protect linux.
>
> Both agreed that commercial flavours of Linux
> are still far from ready for the corporate
> environment.
go to crazy ppl. there are many.
>
> Bernie Dodwell, business development manager for
> System Security specialist Integralis Group,
> said the operating system is insecure because it
> is open source. "This issue has to be resolved
Sorry it cannot. as stated before.
> to get the system ready for the enterprise. At
> present a hacker would be able to go through the
> operating system like a dose of salts," he said.
That's the main idea of linux and other free software.
> Microsoft was keen to endorse this view.
no comment
>
The rest is good.
It was avail.: http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/unix.ht
But the file still live on some ftp http://ftpsearch.lycos.com/cgi-bin/search?form=me
and the install instructions: http://www.intradenver.net/linux.htm