I am 99% sure that NS/VT WILL NOT encrypt the passwords.  This is also
true for any DTC traffic.
 
/alan
 
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> In talking about network security here, we wondered if HP 3000 logons
over a
> network via NS/VT transmitted the passwords typed by the user in
unsecure,
> sniffable clear text similar to the way telnet does it.
>
> I advised taking the paranoid position of assuming clear text.  But
then I
> wondered, maybe NS/VT is smart enough to recognize that display echo
has
> been turned off and that a password is being requested (i.e. "ENTER
USER
> PASSWORD:", not HELLO FOO/PASS.BAR), and so perhaps it might perform
some
> encryption.  Yes?  No?
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