Rajeshri Shetye wrote: >Hi > > > >I would like to know the type of encoding used by rfb 4.0 protocol for the >user name . > > > As far as I know, the default for vnc is the same encoding as the default unix password encoding (the 'old' encoding on most current unix and linux disstributions). To current day standards that 's not regarded as being save. Since the source is available, have a look at that. CBee