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Login security

Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 2:17 am
by latcarf
This may be a common question, but I didn't find it anywhere else on the forum (my search skills suck sometimes though) :wink:

Is login to Serendipity over http safe against eavesdroppers and packet sniffers or should I put Serendipity under my SSL webserver for admin logins?

I just started using tor http://tor.eff.org, and wondered if a malicious exit server operator might be able to pick up my login credentials over http.

I only login under ssl as a safe measure, but is it necessary?

Re: Login security

Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:09 pm
by garvinhicking
Hi!

Logging in via plain HTTP is always a security risk, no matter how strong the en/decryption by any application.

The only way to secure your login data is by using HTTPS, that's true.
I just started using tor http://tor.eff.org, and wondered if a malicious exit server operator might be able to pick up my login credentials over http.
Definitely that would be possible. I don't know though if using SSL is a secure mean to this if you are using a TOR Proxy, but I guess so. :)

Best regards,
Garvin