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Re: Must the password be in plain text in password file used by svnserve.conf?

From: Max Bowsher <maxb_at_ukf.net>
Date: 2004-09-20 13:24:22 CEST

Zsolt Koppany wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I find it risky to store passwords used by svnserve in plain text format.
> Is
> there a better way?

No.

The authentication method currently used by svnserve requires the real
password on the server - not a hash.

If you need more advanced authentication options, it is currently
recommended that you use Apache.

Max.

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