From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 2 22:14:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA25859 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 22:14:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from crism.ne.mediaone.net (crism.ne.mediaone.net [24.128.30.101]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA25846 for ; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 22:14:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from crism@crism.ne.mediaone.net) Received: from crism.ne.mediaone.net (localhost.ne.mediaone.net [127.0.0.1]) by crism.ne.mediaone.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA25127 for ; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 01:10:51 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from crism@crism.ne.mediaone.net) Message-Id: <199804030610.BAA25127@crism.ne.mediaone.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adduser - force DES passwords? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:45:59 EST." <199803311650.LAA12068@outland.cyberwar.com> Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 01:10:51 -0500 From: "Christopher R. Maden" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- [Bill G] > Is there any way to force the use of DES passwords under > 2.2.5-STABLE? I installed DES, and DES passwords work, however all > new accounts created with /usr/sbin/adduser are using md5 > passwords.. A word to the wise: do NOT rely on DES for security. It is not secure, and I can't really say more than that right now. Just trust me on this; more information is coming soon. - -crism - -- "It stinks out loud!" -- a man on the street about _Reader's Digest_, CNN Headline News. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: For my public key, finger crism@crism.ne.mediaone.net. iQB1AwUBNSR9YnSaAdkmYoAJAQEbswMAkvFh+1x4GGsazz/ICoVPAelqmW1fhfGD GMBftS37ZGnOsbfLH6ORvVYbG/PT2QLxaQssyj3wDRdJTJXSKlmNiU6cgr3ijixm 7iMY/CfreNxWCT29o7hxQnC3UIlOcklM =Yjcu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message