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  • From: Greg Stark <gsstark AT mit.edu>
  • To: "TDS Development Group" <freetds AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: TDS 7.0 Login packet
  • Date: 19 Aug 1999 19:56:44 -0400



"Brian Bruns" <camber AT ais.org> writes:

> There must be a function of some sort to go from clear to encrypted text
> that just isn't all that apparent. *shrug* maybe someone with an crypto
> background can look at it.

I wouldn't dignify this with the word "crypto". It's just byte-swapped and
XOR'd with 101010 101010. I can't think of any reason to do this except if
they didn't want people to notice their passwords go by if they sniff the
network.

--
greg





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