Commit 1a85b9ef authored by Nick Kew's avatar Nick Kew
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PR#40950: add security note to docs (submitted Thijs Kinkhorst) 


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docs/manual/programs/htdigest.xml

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    </dl>

</section>



<section id="security"><title>Security Considerations</title>

    <p>This program is not safe as a setuid executable. Do <em>not</em> make it

    setuid.</p>

</section>



</manualpage>

docs/manual/programs/htpasswd.xml

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    <em>not</em> be within the Web server's URI space -- that is, they should

    not be fetchable with a browser.</p>



    <p>This program is not safe as a setuid executable. Do <em>not</em> make it

    setuid.</p>



    <p>The use of the <code>-b</code> option is discouraged, since when it is

    used the unencrypted password appears on the command line.</p>