Stephen John Smoogen <smooge(a)gmail.com> writes:
Mainly because it is the authentication service equivalent of
telnet**. Very simple to set up, very simple to use, and very easy to
steal all the information about logins, users, and setups. [...]
... well, compared to what? LDAP commonly distributes crypttext
passwords and databases with about the same amount of discernment and
theft-enablement as ypserv. Plaintext as in telnet makes an appearance
nowhere but with yppasswd, AFAIK, which is nonessential.
- FChE