Fw: Bug #12292: chapter 17; first comment on crypt incorrect
| From: | Hojtsy Gabor | Date: | Sat, 21 Jul 2001 12:03:37 +0000 |
| Subject: | Fw: Bug #12292: chapter 17; first comment on crypt incorrect | ||
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This should be considered by the php-notes list.
Please use the bug interface to move on with this
letter.
Goba
----- Original Message -----
From: <alexander.makris@gm.com>
To: <php-mirrors@lists.php.net>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:15 PM
Subject: Bug #12292: chapter 17; first comment on crypt incorrect
> From: alexander.makris@gm.com
> Operating system: n/a
> PHP version: 4.0.6
> PHP Bug Type: Website problem
> Bug description: chapter 17; first comment on crypt incorrect
>
> The first comment in chapter 17 HTTP authentication states that you can
> easily add encryption to HTTP authentication by using the crypt()
function.
> Not so. PHP runs server side so anything entered at the prompt on the
> client side must still travel over the network unencrypted. Thus, this
> person's comment is fallacious and should be removed.
> -Alex
>
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> Edit bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=12292&edit=1
>
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