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Re: Security of `dupload' and `pwgen'?

On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:

>  Q1: Does `dupload' send the password across the Internet in the clear?
>      Should I be using `ssh' instead, for that reason?[1]

Dupload is just a perl script that calls ftp/sendmail/etc. to do the job
of uploading a new package and posting the announcement. So if you
configured it to use ftp to upload your packages, then your password is
going through the net in clear text, just like for every other ftp
session. Dupload's not to blame here. 

So yes, it'd be better to configure dupload to use ssh/scp instead of ftp
if you can.  And (great thing) it's also very easy to do. I don't have
access to a Debian machine here, but reread the manpage, it's all
explained. I believe there's even an example .dupload file provided
somewhere in the package. 

  Christian



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