Re: [Gaim-cabal] pidgin.im jabber server questions

[Daniel A. <dan...@gm...>]

On 10/24/06, Ethan Blanton <el...@ps...> wrote:
> Gary Kramlich spake unto us the following wisdom:
> > Why not use digest or digest-md5 instead of basic?
>
> I actually prefer basic + ssl for this, as it means my password won't
> be stored on disk in the clear.  Certificate-based auth would be even
> better.  ;-)

What am I missing here? Why would digest auth require your password
stored on disk any more than basic?