> On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Vlad Petersen wrote:
>
> > It is
> > suggested that CHAP provides more security but I'd say who's going
> > to intercept the carrier between the two peers? It's not like it's
> > going over many systems using TCP or anything.
>
> In that situation, I consider CHAP to potentially provide less
> security, since you must have unencrypted passwords at both ends.
There is a form of CHAP that uses an encrypted password rather than
the plaintext. I know that newer versions of pppd support it.
-- Toomas Losin ParaLynx Internet tlo@paralynx.com New Westminster, BC