> On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 06:48:30PM +0000, A. Wik wrote:
>
> > Besides, unless public-key
> > cryptography is used, passwords have to be stored in plain-text (or
> > another sensitive format) on disk if they are to be encrypted on the
> > network.
>
> Rubbish. Store a secure one-way hash of the password. The problem is just
> in choosing a secure algorithm.
No, the one-way hashes are still sensitive (more so than a shadow file).
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