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RE: Re: Cached credentials decrypted client or server?

From: Aaron McIver <aaron.mciver_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 08:25:17 -0700 (PDT)

You say they are encrypted/decrypted locally...but then you say they are sent to the server encrypted? Why would the client decrypt them if they are doing no validation?

I'm confused.

> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 13:17, Aaron McIver <aaron.mciver_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > The stored auth credentials, are those decrypted client side or server side?
>
> They encrypted & decrypted locally when accessed by the client to
> communicate with the server.
>
> They are sent to the repository for authentication encrypted or
> obfuscated if you are using an access/authentication method which
> supports/requires it - digest authentication over HTTP, HTTPS, SASL
> with svnserve, etc.

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