[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5367: Wordpress cookie authentication vulnerability

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#5367: Wordpress cookie authentication vulnerability
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 Reporter:  sjmurdoch                |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect                   |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                   |    Milestone:  2.4      
Component:  Security                 |      Version:  2.3.1    
 Severity:  normal                   |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  security, password, md5  |  
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Comment (by sjmurdoch):

 Eduardo Tongson posted a helpful [http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-
 disclosure/2007-November/058611.html message to full-disclosure] pointing
 to two papers on cookie authentication. I strongly recommend reading these
 before implementing any changes.

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