Chuck wrote:
>> it's a higher level of security (through obscurity)

No.  Through added complexity (more bits of information required),
not obscurity.  Obscurity is a pitiful basis for security,
and I know you guys know better than that.

:)

Regards,
Eric Longman
Atl-Connect Internet Services

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Daminato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fagyal Csongor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Frank Michlick"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "klaus rubba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:47 AM
Subject: RE: reg_username and reg_password


When you want to associate multiple domains into the same profile, using
just the password isn't enough, since we'd have to ensure any password
that's previously used (and isn't *your* profile) isn't duplicated.

And for security reasons, if we use just domain/password, there's already
one public piece of information for access to the domain.  With a username
it's a higher level of security (through obscurity)

Charles Daminato
OpenSRS Product Manager
Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]



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