[tor-bugs] #3064 [Vidalia]: Vidalia stores ControlPassword as plaintext
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#3064: Vidalia stores ControlPassword as plaintext
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Reporter: tornewbie | Owner: chiiph
Type: defect | Status: reopened
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Vidalia | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Parent: | Points:
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Comment(by arma):
Replying to [comment:4 chiiph]:
> How about add a label under the password setting saying:
> "WARNING: If you hand pick the password it will be saved as plain text
in Vidalia's configuration file. Using a random password or cookie auth is
safer."
Theorem: Using cookie auth is unsafe in exactly the same way as storing
your password to disk is unsafe.
True/false?
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3064#comment:5>
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