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Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of PlainTextPasswords


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Timestamp:
Aug 12, 2013, 7:28:49 AM (10 years ago)
Author:
MarkDoliner
Comment:

Someone pointed out to me that non-old versions of Windows do support file permissions.

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    v16 v17  
    11= Plain Text Passwords =
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    3 Purple does not now and is not likely to encrypt the passwords in the {{{accounts.xml}}} file, nor is it likely to be encrypted in a future release. This is somewhat controversial in Windows, due to its weak file protections, but that's the way things are.
     3Purple does not now and is not likely to encrypt the passwords in the {{{accounts.xml}}} file, nor is it likely to be encrypted in a future release. This is somewhat controversial in Windows, where file permissions have traditionally been more open, but that's the way things are.
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    55The reasoning for this is multi-part.
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