[dev] conf files and sql passwords

Eric Rostetter eric.rostetter at physics.utexas.edu
Mon Feb 3 09:22:01 PST 2003


Quoting hhoffman at ip-solutions.net:

> Also, the passwords are displayed in clear-text when running the various
> configs  thru the web-pages.

This is almost required the way things are.  I think the best solution is
for the site to use https (ssl) for these pages.  I can't think of any 
other solution that wouldn't be confusing, problematic, or reduce functionality.

-- 
Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin

Why get even? Get odd!


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