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Re: [Plug] Encrypting PAP password
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I thought specifying papcrypt told pppd to expect the password file to be
encrypted? I'd like to encrypt my password in pap-secrets in case a hacker
manages to steal it. --Josh
Charles Stack wrote:
> You are right about putting your secret into pap-secrets. However, you do
> not encrypt the secret. It is a plain text file. PPP will handle the
> encryption/verification process for you.
>
> Charles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net
> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net]On Behalf Of Josh Mazess
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 11:31 PM
> To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> Subject: [Plug] Encrypting PAP password
>
> How do you encrypt your PAP password and then put it into pap-secrets? I
> want to enable papcrypt, but I don't know how to encrypt strings in Linux.
> Thanks. --Josh
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