Thread: G:RSS: Optimized Google Reader (RSS) for the Kindle 3 (and Nook)
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Old 09-30-2010, 04:01 PM   #4
Fmstrat
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Originally Posted by kalex View Post
question - how is login handled from security point of view?
A validated SSL cert (RapidSSL) is used for transmission of the username/password between the Kindle and nowsci.com. The username and password is passed along to Google's API servers via Google's SSL certs. Nothing is kept in memory or on disk of nowsci.com's servers, other than the encrypted POST data. It's just as secure as logging into Google Reader directly.

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Ben
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