Re: What is the default seed for the encrypt context?

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 34991
interpreted = N
texte = from the docs on [decrypt]-Note: Do not be concerned that someone can download a copy of WebCatalog and use it to decrypt your passwords. Even if someone manages to get your Users.db file (which is very hard to do, because the web server will not allow it to be sent to a browser), the passwords in Users.db are encrypted in such a way they cannot be decrypted, even by WebCatalog itself. WebCatalog always compares these passwords in their ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ encrypted form when checking for ADMIN privileges, and the passwords are never decoded into plain-text. Even Smith Micro Software cannot decrypt your Users.db file.I assume that if you want to do that you will need to have users store passwords in your own custom db where they have been encrypted with a seed you define.-JohnNicolas Verhaeghe wrote:> Some might know why I ask this question. > > Actually, as the web admin, I would like to be able to see what somebody's > password is in the users.db ... > > If somebody could email this information to me, I would appreciate. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: What is the default seed for the encrypt context? (John Butler 2000)
  2. Re: What is the default seed for the encrypt context? (John Peacock 2000)
  3. Re: What is the default seed for the encrypt context? (Bob Minor 2000)
  4. What is the default seed for the encrypt context? (Nicolas Verhaeghe 2000)
from the docs on [decrypt]-Note: Do not be concerned that someone can download a copy of WebCatalog and use it to decrypt your passwords. Even if someone manages to get your Users.db file (which is very hard to do, because the web server will not allow it to be sent to a browser), the passwords in Users.db are encrypted in such a way they cannot be decrypted, even by WebCatalog itself. WebCatalog always compares these passwords in their ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ encrypted form when checking for ADMIN privileges, and the passwords are never decoded into plain-text. Even Smith Micro Software cannot decrypt your Users.db file.I assume that if you want to do that you will need to have users store passwords in your own custom db where they have been encrypted with a seed you define.-JohnNicolas Verhaeghe wrote:> Some might know why I ask this question. > > Actually, as the web admin, I would like to be able to see what somebody's > password is in the users.db ... > > If somebody could email this information to me, I would appreciate. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Butler

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