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Date:      Fri, 1 Jun 2001 03:14:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Ask Bjoern Hansen <ask@valueclick.com>
To:        Alex Holst <a@area51.dk>
Cc:        <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Apache Software Foundation Server compromised, resecured. (fwd)
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.33.0106010307440.6312-100000@impatience.valueclick.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010601013041.A32818@area51.dk>

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On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Alex Holst wrote:

[...]
> gives the impression that people are still using passwords (as
> opposed to keys with passphrases) for authentication in this day
> and age. Is that correct? If so, why is that?

CVS pserver; weird windows SSH clients; convenience; laziness;
"don't know any better"; ...  Of any group of hundreds of developers
I'm afraid that you'll find that MANY are not as aware of (unix)
security issues as the average subscribe to freebsd-security.


 - ask

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