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	ewan	2009-11-08 , 14:14
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Originally Posted by allnameswereout

Then stop. However what happens is that after the above the input data is stored. If you provide one this input data they have access. Its like giving away your password.

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Early UNIX versions did the very same thing, and together with lack of shadow file this made password cracking easy because /etc/passwd was readable by everyone.

That's not quite true; the data in unix passwd file is not the input data, nor is it equivalent to a stored plain-text password. Getting a password from a passwd file entry required reversing a one way hash function - not impossible using a password guessing app, but it's a long way from 'giving away your password'.

If apps on the N900 are storing passwords or password equivalent tokens unencrypted in predictable locations, then that is a bug, and should be filed as one.

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