Security Basics: Re: secure password communication

[Ansgar Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2008-12-21 sfmailsbm () gmail com wrote:
> we need to communicate first-time application passwords to remote
> users; wanted to know what are the practices implemented out there to
> ensure that password is communicated in a secure, fast, cost-effective
> way
>
> encrypted mails is not feasible for the time being, printing PIN
> Mailers and sending by post will be too lengthy
AFAICS the only other option is to call them by phone.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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