> 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.
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