Another entry in the internet security hall of shame....

[Tim Dierks]

[resending due to e-mail address / cryptography list membership issue]

On 8/24/05, Ian G <iang at systemics.com> wrote:
> Once you've configured iChat to connect to the Google Talk service, you may
> receive a warning message that states your username and password will be
> transferred insecurely. This error message is incorrect; your username and
> password will be safely transferred.

iChat pops up the warning dialog whenever the password is sent to the
server, rather than used in a hash-based authentication protocol.
However, it warns even if the password is transmitted over an
authenticated SSL connection.

I'll leave it to you to decide if this is:
 - an iChat bug
 - a Google security problem
 - in need of better documentation
 - all of the above
 - none of the above

 - Tim



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