This one time, at band camp, Jean Darcoux said: > Package: konqueror > Version: 4:3.2.2-1 > Severity: important > Tags: security sarge > > If you enter an URL like > > ftp://USER:PASS@ftp.site.com > > in the URL bar and type enter. The next time you will type the same URL, > you will see that the username and the password will be autocompleted. This > indicate that they are stored somewhere on your computer. This can be a > security problem in the case of a shared computer. You understand that linux is a _multi-user_ OS. So, setup seperate user accounts, so that each person can have each of their settings and history kept private. This information is most likely stored in the users ~/.kde/, which is not world-readable here. HTH, and thanks, -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : sgran@debian.org | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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