I've always been told that the password is NOT sent in plain text, it's
encrypted.
(but I've never had a sniffer to check it myself).

-----Original Message-----
From: Eliza Lau [mailto:lau AT VTCAT.CC.VT DOT EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:36 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: password encryption


Does anyone know how the stored password on the client machine is passed
to the server for authentication?

The user has 'password generate' in his dsm.opt.  The password is stored
in the Registry of his Windows 2000 client.  When the TSM client starts
is the password sent to the server in plain text or encrypted?

Thanks,
Eliza Lau
Virginia Tech Computing Center
1700 Pratt Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060