[Pidgin] #2037: Save passwords as md5-hash if supported by protocol

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Thu Jul 5 13:07:34 EDT 2007


#2037: Save passwords as md5-hash if supported by protocol
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  Reporter:  Nightmare     |       Owner:                   
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new              
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                   
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0.2            
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  md5 hash password
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by 603729):

 Are you sure about that? It is not safer to authenticate a user by an
 encrypted password. When you can do so, everybody can do so. That means
 that it is completely the same thing, just with another password...

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