Send password over TCP connection

[Peter Tillotson]

simplest approach is to 1 way hash the password ... perhaps using md5

normally with passwords the server only has to check if it is the same 
word, assuming the same hash algorithms the same hash value can be 
created at client.

Its not hugely secure ... anyone sniffing can grab your hash value and 
then try to crack it at their leisure. It would be better to communicate 
over ssl.

Anyone know of a simple ssl api in python :-)

dcrespo wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a program that serves client programs. The server has a login
> password, which has to be used by each client for logging in. So, when
> the client connects, it sends a string with a password, which is then
> validated on the server side. The problem is obvious: anyone can get
> the password just sniffing the network.
> 
> How can I solve this?
> 
> Daniel
>