Enrico Rossomando

Whenever you try to login into your website, you can use this plugin to trasmit your password encrypted. The encryption process is done by the Chap protocol; this is particularly useful when you can’t use ssl or other kinds of secure protocols. By activating the ChapSecureLogin plugin, the only information transmitted unencrypted is the username; password is hided with a random number (nonce) generated by the session – and opportunely transformed by the SHA-256 algorithm. 
In the first login there will be an error, but don’t worry is only a tecnical error. Indeed in the next login’s operation, if the values are correct, there will not be errors, but you give mind because the password will sended in unencrypted way. 
If you want more details about this algorithm, check <a href="http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/JavaScript/Building-a-CHAP-Login-System-An-ObjectOriented-Approach/" rel="nofollow ugc">“Building a CHAP Login System”</a>. 
This is a zero-configuration plugin.
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Chap Secure Password Login

Do not show password, during login, on an insecure channel (without SSL). Use a SHA-256 hash algorithm.

wpyb

To prevent that usernames are publically visible, the username in the author’s permalink is replaced with the author’s ID. 
In case the page is invoked with the default permalink structure, it is displayed “Page not found”.
Additionally it is possible to modify the author base. It is recommended to make use of this plugin to change it, but it also works with other plugins that have the functionality to customize the author base.

Change Author Link Structure

To prevent that usernames are publically visible, the username in the author's permalink is replaced with the author's ID.

Chap Secure Password Login vs Change Author Link Structure