On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Mark Crispin wrote: > If the user enters the decryption key when he runs Alpine, doesn't that defeat > the purpose of the passfile? I can see the benefit when there are multiple > passwords for multiple servers; in this case, one password unlocks a "password > vault" that Alpine can then use for the rest of the session. But that doesn't > help the typical user who just has one password that Alpine needs to use.
Uh-oh - the "most users" argument again :) The reason I personally want passfile support is exactly because I have multiple passwords for multiple servers, both for reading and sending mail. > Are you thinking about something like a biometric key; e.g., the user swipes > his finger over a fingerprint scanner and that unlocks the password vault? I didnt think of that, but yes, it can be done. > If you're doing this on a site basis, wouldn't Kerberos end up being easier? Sure, but then I just need to convince a whole lot of people that they need to support kerberos on their systems. -- kolla -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
