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RE: Digest Authentication

From: Dylan Barrell <dbarrell@opentext.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:49:57 -0400
To: <mtimmerm@opentext.com>, "'Jim Whitehead'" <ejw@cse.ucsc.edu>, "'WebDAV'" <w3c-dist-auth@w3.org>
Message-ID: <NEBBIBDBCLDPAGPIKGMCOELOEEAA.dbarrell@opentext.com>

I agree with Matt - in reality some transport layer security will be used.
The real problem with digest is that it makes our server LESS secure. Basic
over SSL is actually better.

--Dylan

Received on Wednesday, 24 October 2001 10:51:10 GMT

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