[cvsnt] Re: "An error occurred during logon" - Win2K3, CVSNT 2.0.51

Bo Berglund Bo.Berglund at system3r.se
Tue Jun 7 17:45:53 BST 2005


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>I originally didn't use that mode because I was under the
>impression that with pserver authentication, passwords would
>be sent over the network with just a simple hash.  This has
>security implications which our system admins find 
>unacceptible.

When you alias the CVS user to a real user then you also set a
cvs password for that cvs user.
This password is what gets sent, not the domain password.
But the cvs user/password is only valid inside cvs so it will 
not consititute a big security risk.

/Bo



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