Passwords saved as plain text
Bug #202114 reported by
Pander
This bug affects 4 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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FileZilla |
Unknown
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Unknown
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filezilla (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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filezilla (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Adrien Cunin |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: filezilla
Passwords saved as plain text in ~/.filezilla/
Password should be stored encrypted so that it is more protected to abuse.
Related branches
Changed in filezilla: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in filezilla: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in filezilla: | |
status: | New → Unknown |
Changed in filezilla (Debian): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | added: 12.10 |
Changed in filezilla (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
assignee: | nobody → Adrien Cunin (adri2000) |
Changed in filezilla (Debian): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
tags: |
added: precise removed: 12.10 |
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The .filezilla directory itself is mode 700, so no one can read the plaintext passwords. That said, it would be a good idea for filezilla to use the Gnome Keyring instead of storing plain text passwords.