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Re: Is the svn:// protocol secure when encrypted via SASL?

From: Keith Palmer Jr. <keith_at_consolibyte.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:09:57 -0500

Thanks.

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On Feb 21, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Greg Hudson wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-02-21 at 14:48 -0500, Keith Palmer Jr. wrote:
>> Nothing in what you just copy-pasted indicates whether it's *the
>> actual data stream* that's being encrypted, or just the
>> *authentication*. I need to know if the checked-out files that are
>> being transferred are encrypted or not. 
> 
> The SASL "security layer" refers to protection of the actual data
> stream.  "Encryption of the authentication" isn't really a meaningful
> concept in SASL parlance; mechanisms always perform authentication steps
> as securely as they are able.
> 
> 
Received on 2011-02-21 21:10:29 CET

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