Is MSN/WLM login password encrypted? - Printable Version
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Is MSN/WLM login password encrypted? by alegator on 08-11-2008 at 06:31 PM
When you sign in to MSN/WLM you open the IM, enter the username&password and sign in. Is the password transmitted to the Miscrosoft server with encryption or without any protection? If so, is it insecure? Can someone "steal" the password during transmission? Thanks.
RE: Is MSN/WLM login password encrypted? by TheSteve on 08-12-2008 at 12:44 AM
User authentication takes place over a Secure Socket Layer(SSL) connection.
RE: Is MSN/WLM login password encrypted? by absorbation on 08-13-2008 at 08:27 AM
quote:
Originally posted by TheSteve
User authentication takes place over a Secure Socket Layer(SSL) connection.
True, but if you save your password, it is currently stored as raw text (dodgy Microsoft).
RE: RE: Is MSN/WLM login password encrypted? by TheSteve on 08-18-2008 at 07:15 AM
quote:Indeed. However I'd rather have the network encrypted and stored passwords not, than vice-versa.
Originally posted by absorbation
True, but if you save your password, it is currently stored as raw text (dodgy Microsoft).