RainLoop Webmail: Simple, modern and fast web-based email client

Re:RainLoop Webmail: Simple, modern and fast web-based email... by girvo on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @03:29AM (#7942667)

What's up with the Password setup here? It's using symmetric encryption rather than a slow hash?

I'm no cryptographer, but I always thought that was generally a terrible idea... Or am I reading that terribly wrong, it is 5.30pm here and my brain has shut off for the day.

https://github.com/RainLoop/rainloop-webmail/blob/be45d989f8...

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Re:RainLoop Webmail: Simple, modern and fast web-based email... by LeoPanthera on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @03:40AM (#7942688)

Is that because it needs to know your password to pass it on to the mail server?

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Re:RainLoop Webmail: Simple, modern and fast web-based email... by girvo on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @03:50AM (#7942717)

Ah hah, alright, that makes sense. I knew I was missing something, thanks.

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