Secure? login

nobbyMember

After using "secure" login to Auction Sniper my firewall (ZoneAlarm) alerts that my password is being passed as clear text. For every action taken within Auction Sniper the "clear text password" alerts are given.

Also, when coming to the Forum to ask this question the Forum Login was not a secure login and, apparently, my password was passed in clear text.

Are logins to Auction Sniper secure or not?

Nobby

3/22/044:21 AM

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puppyraiserMember

In the sign-in box at the bottom, click on 'Secure Sign-in'

3/22/044:24 AM

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puppyraiserMember

duh... sorry, you said you did that...
... I'll blame it on being to early in the morning.

3/22/045:07 AM

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mrsmMember

I use zonealarm and it does not do that when I come in!!

3/22/045:11 AM

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sgmaxMember

I think this only happens with Zonealarm when using IE V6. You're absolutely right - secure login only refers to the login itself. This takes you back to insecure access.
I am really concerned that this is a MAJOR security risk. It also makes Auctionsniper unusable (and I'd rather lose AS than my firewall).
No-one at AS seems to be taking this at all seriously, yet there have been a number of postings complaining about this issue. I am an IS person and sending an unencrypted password multiple times per page (I counted 20+) is really sloppy programming. Obviously the web page just repeatedly calls some bozo Java script routine.

3/24/0412:01 PM

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grumpycrabMember

quote:
Originally posted by sgmax:
I think this only happens with Zonealarm when using IE V6...

I have the problem with IE5.5. Am waiting for a reply from AS support
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Grumps

3/25/048:27 AM

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grumpycrabMember

quote:
Originally posted by grumpycrab:
I have the problem with IE5.5. Am waiting for a reply from AS support
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Grumps

The strange reply from AS was :-

"Hi Ian,

Auctionsniper is not compatible with any shareware like zone alarm.

Tio disable it, please contact Zone Alarm support .

-Vince S. "

So I've got to decide between AS or Zone Alarm?
I'll fire off the same question to Zone Alarm...
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Grumps

3/26/047:20 AM

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mrsmMember

Hmmm, which means?? Sounds like a politican's answer!!

3/26/047:40 AM

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grumpycrabMember

quote:
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
I use zonealarm and it does not do that when I come in!!

Have you added your ebay password to Zone Alarm?
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PS. I'll stop posting in this thread as "Major problem with AS and ZoneAlarm" looks like the same thread!

[This message was edited by grumpycrab on March 26, 2004 at 09:58 AM.]

3/26/049:47 AM