Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

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howto:hardening [2014/07/25 02:17] – Remove pointless rambling. deucehowto:hardening [2014/07/25 02:29] (current) – Synchronet supports Digest auth now, you don't need to disable the server to disable Basic auth deuce
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     * HTTP with basic auth is not a secure method of transferring information - at any given time it's possible HTTP, with basic auth sessions, could be intercepted     * HTTP with basic auth is not a secure method of transferring information - at any given time it's possible HTTP, with basic auth sessions, could be intercepted
       * Change: Configuration Value       * Change: Configuration Value
-      **Disable Web Server on Win32**: From the //Synchronet Control Panel//Select **Web->Configure** from the top menuon the **General** tabUnCheck **Auto Startup**, then click **OK**.+        In the .ini filein the Web sectionadd (or modify) the Authorization line to read ''Authorization=Digest'' 
 +        Ensure that any webctrl.ini files don't override this value.
  
   * Don't enable NNTP   * Don't enable NNTP