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diff --git a/docs/libcurl-the-guide b/docs/libcurl-the-guide index 27eb954d5..8c41693f5 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl-the-guide +++ b/docs/libcurl-the-guide @@ -949,11 +949,11 @@ Security Considerations .netrc is a pretty handy file/feature that allows you to login quickly and automaticly to frequently visited sites. The file contains passwords in clear text and is a real security risk. In some cases, your .netrc is also - stored in a home directory that is NFS mounter or used on another network + stored in a home directory that is NFS mounted or used on another network based file system, so the clear text password will fly through your network every time anyone reads that file! - To avoid this problem, don't use .netrc files and never store passwords as + To avoid this problem, don't use .netrc files and never store passwords in plain text anywhere. Clear Text Passwords |