X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/16fcd5218faf26a9d8a9847564ca3bb8faef782e..2244ea7b2c598fc6d9ca98fb2f668aa312a7cee2:/doc/config.but diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but index e48240c2..0d88ef7f 100644 --- a/doc/config.but +++ b/doc/config.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.74 2004/02/07 23:49:21 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.76 2004/03/05 19:01:45 jacob Exp $ \C{config} Configuring PuTTY @@ -1564,6 +1564,10 @@ and your SOCKS 4 server cannot deal with it, this might be why. If your proxy requires authentication, you can enter a username and a password in the \q{Username} and \q{Password} boxes. +Note that if you save your session, the proxy password will be +saved in plain text, so anyone who can access your PuTTY +configuration data will be able to discover it. + Authentication is not fully supported for all forms of proxy: \b Username and password authentication is supported for HTTP @@ -2291,7 +2295,7 @@ Here is an example \c{PUTTYRND.REG} file: \c REGEDIT4 \c \c [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY] -\c "RandSeedFile"="a:\putty.rnd" +\c "RandSeedFile"="a:\\putty.rnd" You should replace \c{a:\\putty.rnd} with the location where you want to store your random number data. If the aim is to carry around