Re: CGI/1.0: last call

ts (decoux@moulon.inra.fr)
Sun, 5 Dec 93 13:40:59 +0100


> 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