Re: CGI/1.0: last call

decoux@moulon.inra.fr (ts)

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Date: Sun, 5 Dec 93 13:40:59 +0100
From: decoux@moulon.inra.fr (ts)
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To: luotonen@ptsun00.cern.ch
Subject: Re: CGI/1.0: last call
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> No.  Password should be kept inside the server for security reasons.
> The environment variable REMOTE_USER is only defined if user has
> successfully authenticated himself.  This should be enough.
> 
> 

 I *need* a password to open an Oracle database,  I don't want to write
a cracker to retrieve it from password file.

 username:password can be send in stdin.

Guy Decoux