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User passwords not encrypted
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From
06/08/2007 10:31:59
Timothy Bryan
Sharpline Consultants
Conroe, Texas, United States
 
 
To
05/08/2007 15:43:26
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Forum:
ASP.NET
Category:
The Mere Mortals .NET Framework
Environment versions
Environment:
VB 8.0
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01246054
Message ID:
01246144
Views:
21
Hi Tony,

IMHO it isn't standard for passwords to be un-encyrpted however weather it is a problem will depend on your situation. There isn't much reason for anyone to be browsing around in the table other than an administrator or developer so why not just protect the table. Are you using SQL

>I am setting up security and noticed that the passwords in the Users table were not encrypted and visible to anyone who has access to this table like the system administrator or whomever.
>
>Is this a problem or going to be a problem?
>
Timothy Bryan
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