21 Dec
2018
21 Dec
'18
12:15 a.m.
On Fri, 21 Dec 2018, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
Nice to get to hear this. However, the password is not stored in clear text here. How then does it work?
By using a password derivative (see 3.9 on the document I just referred to). Sorry, my memory this scheme is antiquated. However, as the document points out, it still need to be protected as if it was plaintext because knowledge of the contents will give access.
Joseph Tam <jtam.home@gmail.com>