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Re: System password authentication
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Larry Jones |
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Re: System password authentication |
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Fri, 11 Apr 2003 11:30:02 -0400 (EDT) |
Brian Murphy writes:
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> The "else if" here authenticates a user if she has supplied a (non blank)
> password but the system password is blank, Why?
That code is checking the *repository* password, not the system
password. An empty repository password means that *any* user-supplied
password should be accepted. After all, if you don't have a password,
it would be a little silly to complain that you mistyped it.
-Larry Jones
What this games needs are negotiated settlements. -- Calvin