#2289: Don't transmit cleartext passwords over the network
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 Reporter:  pitrou       |        Owner:       
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  new  
 Priority:  low          |    Milestone:  2.1  
Component:  TurboGears   |      Version:  2.0b7
 Severity:  normal       |   Resolution:       
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment (by pitrou):

 Replying to [comment:1 percious]:
 > I think this is application-specific and should not be part of the core.

 Are you kidding? If hashing passwords is application-specific, then why
 are the passwords hashed in the database by default?

 > Use HTTPs if you want password protection.

 This is grotesque. HTTPS needs many more resources than a simple password
 hashing scheme.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.turbogears.org/ticket/2289#comment:2>
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