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To: Diabolique who wrote (10364)11/20/1998 9:08:00 AM
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D, the password is sent from a pop-up dialog box, not from the main browser window. Therefore, I think the browser "lock" is not the true indicator of a secure connection.

Also, according to the streamer FAQ, the password is sent SHA-1 encrypted.

However, it would appear that the the username is sent non-encrypted.

Gary
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