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to: Andy Ball
from: Stephen Hurd
date: 2004-10-25 15:40:20
subject: WEB Access BBSes

Re: WEB Access BBSes
  By: Andy Ball to Michel Samson on Sun Oct 24 2004 19:58:46

 > Telnet sends your password, everything that the remote system sends for disp
 > on your screen and everything that you type, to and from the remote host in
 > unencrypted clear text. How is this any more secure than an unencrypted HTTP
 > connection?
 > 
 > A Web interface to a BBS could also be made less insecure by making use of S
 > and HTTPS.  A text-based BBS could be made less insecure by enabling SSH and
 > disabling Telnet.

I'm also planning on added digest auth support for Synchronets web server...
which does not require the uid/pw to be transmitted in the clear.
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