note about cookies

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Marc Delisle
2002-07-24 19:19:51 +00:00
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buggy about cookies, at least till version 6. And php 4.1.1 is also a
bit buggy in this area!<br /><br /></li>
<li>Http and cookie authentication modes are secure: the MySQL password
<li>Http and cookie authentication modes are more secure: the MySQL password
does not need to be set in the phpMyAdmin configuration file. (except
for the &quot;controluser&quot; -see the Configuration section-).
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However, keep in mind that the password travels in plain text, unless
you are using the https protocol.
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In cookie mode, we send the password in a temporary cookie, so most
browsers should not store the password in their cookie file.
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