- From: Ben Laurie <ben@algroup.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 13:39:48 +0000
- To: Yaron Goland <yarong@microsoft.com>
- Cc: Josh Cohen <joshco@microsoft.com>, 'Dave Kristol' <dmk@bell-labs.com>, HTTP Working Group <http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
Yaron Goland wrote: > > I believe this would be sufficient for DAV's immediate needs. Our main goal > is to get beyond clear text passwords. I admit to having gotten caught up in > the "let us fix digest" fury. HTTP needs a message oriented single key based > authentication and encryption system but digest isn't it and shouldn't be > beaten into it. Let us just get rid of clear text passwords, declare > victory, and go home. We can come back later to solve the rest of the > world's problems. Agreed. Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie |Phone: +44 (181) 735 0686|Apache Group member Freelance Consultant |Fax: +44 (181) 735 0689|http://www.apache.org and Technical Director|Email: ben@algroup.co.uk |Apache-SSL author A.L. Digital Ltd, |http://www.algroup.co.uk/Apache-SSL London, England. |"Apache: TDG" http://www.ora.com/catalog/apache
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