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Encrypting Notes ID password

Is there a way to encrypt the Notes ID password? I'd like to prevent someone with a packet sniffer from 'collecting' my Notes users passwords.

also, how can I do same with Domino webmail?...would https help here?

madheeswar

you mean hackers can hack user name and passwords from Domino Directory?

Then hide ($Users) view in Domino Directory(names.nsf).

And use high security pwds.

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RanjeetRain

>> Is there a way to encrypt the Notes ID password? I'd like to prevent someone with a packet sniffer from 'collecting' my Notes users passwords.
You don't need to. Notes doesn't send plain text passwords.

>> also, how can I do same with Domino webmail?...would https help here?
Use SSL. Easiest and the bestest method.

Bozzie4

And also use session authentication - this also reduces the amount of username-password information sent over the wire. If you enable SSL (you should) it's still possible you won't enable SSL on all databases. And if you then switch to a now-ssl database, in basic authentication, your password is again sent as 'almost' clear text over the wire (it's not really clear, but the encryption is so weak everybody can break it)

cheers,

Tom

qwaletee

Hi Bozzie4,
> - Also watch out when using LDAP : make sure to protect what anonymous ldap queries can do, and consider
> using ssl here too.

The default does NOT allow anonymous access to HTTPPassword

Cheers!

Bozzie4

Yep, that's true, but you still don't want to make all your usernames etc. public.

tnx

Tom