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Re: svn authentication

From: Ryan Schmidt <subversion-2006c_at_ryandesign.com>
Date: 2006-08-30 20:55:56 CEST

On Aug 30, 2006, at 20:27, Jim Weir wrote:

>> Basically, you just add usernames and password for the users that
>> need to
>> use the product.
>
> Is this password being sent plain text?

Over the wire, some type of CRAM-MD5 is used, so the plain-text
password is not sent over the network. It is stored in plain text on
the server hard disk, as you see.

> What is the best way to secure access? SSH?

svn+ssh is good, as is https.

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