in reply to Secure Perlmonks

Would you feel more comfortable with Digest authentication? I realize it's not as secure as 128-bit SSL, but it's better than cookies or Basic authentication.

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Re: Re: Secure Perlmonks
by dws (Chancellor) on Jul 09, 2003 at 15:44 UTC
    Would you feel more comfortable with Digest authentication? I realize it's not as secure as 128-bit SSL, but it's better than cookies or Basic authentication.

    Correct me if my information is out-of-date, but when last I looked (a year or so ago), support for Digest authentication was missing from most browsers. Which browsers support it now?

Re: Re: Secure Perlmonks
by PodMaster (Abbot) on Jul 09, 2003 at 15:19 UTC
    Yes.

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