Re: untainting passwords

2001-08-20 Thread Peter Scott
At 01:07 PM 8/19/01 -0400, Kurt Edmiston wrote: Hi, can someone tell me the proper syntax for untainting a UNIX password? if ($password_T =~ /( )/) {$password = $1;} else {$password=' ';} What goes in the ( ) ? Show us the operation you want to perform on the password which fails when used

untainting passwords

2001-08-19 Thread Kurt Edmiston
Hi, can someone tell me the proper syntax for untainting a UNIX password? if ($password_T =~ /( )/) {$password = $1;} else {$password=' ';} What goes in the ( ) ? Thanks, Kurt -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: untainting passwords

2001-08-19 Thread Me
Hi, can someone tell me the proper syntax for untainting a UNIX password? First, just in case there is any confusion, I don't believe there is anything special about passwords in the context of tainting. if ($password_T =~ /( )/) {$password = $1;} else {$password=' ';} What goes in the (

Re: untainting passwords

2001-08-19 Thread Kevin Meltzer
On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 04:12:00PM -0500, Me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spew-ed forth: sermon [snipped] /sermon soapbox I don't find that very helpful. First, I would consider this flaim-bait, which isn't appropriate for this list. Second, we have no idea what he needs this for, and it is unfair