Re: [Full-disclosure] Security issue in Filezilla 3.0.9.2:passwordsare stored in plain text (sitemanager.xml)

Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu schrieb:
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:31:53 EDT, Joey Mengele said:
>
> > So are you trying to suggest compression is not as secure as 
> > encryption? Have you even *read* the RFC in question?
>
> The design goal of most compression algorithms is that *anybody* can take
> the compressed data and get back the original.  The design goal of most
> encryption is that *only the intended recipient* can decrypt and get the
> original data back.
>
> The only question left at this point is whether the contents of your brain 
> were
> compressed, or merely encrypted, and which of the two would be more secure.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html
> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
Hi, Mr. Kletniek,

i really appreciate what you're doing. You're one of the few person 
driven by intellect and with a scientific approach here on this list. 
And your able to make me laugh early in the morming. ;) I really, really 
appreciate that.

_______________________________________________
Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html
Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/