New answers tagged passwords
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So you want users to sign forms that will be stored in an insecure database so the images of their signatures can be stolen and used for fraudulent activities. Wow. Even identity thieves are now using stackexchange. Unless by signature you mean something else. I can't make heads or tails out of your question. There's a lot about how insecure your ...
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From Eric Raymond's design notes on Fetchmail:
Password encryption in .fetchmailrc
The reason there's no facility to store passwords encrypted in the .fetchmailrc file is because this doesn't actually add protection.
Anyone who's acquired the 0600 permissions needed to read your .fetchmailrc file will be able to run fetchmail as you anyway -- ...
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"Security through obscurity" refers to the mistaken attempt to provide security by keeping the details of a mechanism secret (algorithms, cipher schemes, protocols, etc.) This is generally considered bad practice; security practitioners should always assume that the enemy knows all details of their mechanisms, and build systems that remain secure even then. ...
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