You can turn on password protection by overriding these properties:

# Password security settings
passwds.encryption.enabled=false
passwds.encryption.algorithm=SHA

We default it to false to avoid breaking earlier installations that
still use plain text passwords.

Perhaps it's time to switch to true and document a utility to convert
passwords from unencrypted to encrypted (doc and fix this up:
http://tinyurl.com/yxttur).

- Dave



On 1/16/07, Nelson Carpentier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey All...

So, I was lookin' through one of my Roller installs last night, 'cuz I
was having some trouble...  But in the process I was taking a gander
through the database.

Then, in the immortal words of Keanu Reeves, I said "Whoa!"  Was that
my password I spied, in plain text!?!  Say it ain't so!!!

Did I have something mis-configured?  I'm not sure, I'd have to check
my other Roller instance...

Is this by design?  If it is, shouldn't we put a caution on the
"register" page encouraging people to have passwords different than
what they would normally use in a "high security" situation?  (Even if
that is implicitly understood by tech-advanced people, the explicit
reminder to the less-techy or less careful wouldn't be wasted...)

If this *is* an oversight, I'll put an entry into JIRA.  (I'd also
suggest we look at putting in some sort of preference for the login
page to be over HTTPS, then fall to HTTP when HTTPS is not
available...)  I may be able to help work on the issue in the next
coming weeks as well, but I can guarantee, 'cuz I'm getting ready to
move...

Thanks all!

- Nelz

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