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Date:      Tue, 21 Nov 2000 23:00:45 -0500
From:      "Sean O'Connell" <sean@stat.Duke.EDU>
To:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Hmm..passwords.
Message-ID:  <20001121230045.F9650@stat.Duke.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <20001121152802.A1910@dragon.nuxi.com>; from obrien@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 03:28:02PM -0800
References:  <20001121135541.A14220@nevermind.kiev.ua> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011210704230.88234-100000@epsilon.lucida.ca> <20001121082750.A2922@citusc17.usc.edu> <20001121114933.D27266@stat.Duke.EDU> <20001121152802.A1910@dragon.nuxi.com>

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David O'Brien stated:
: On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 11:49:33AM -0500, Sean O'Connell wrote:
: > This issue probably could stand a little more reinforcing (see below)
: 
: I fully agree and had to spend more time figuring this out 3 weeks ago
: than I should have needed to.  This work almost still feels like a WIP.
:  
: > Maybe we could add a
: > 
: > 	:password_format=md5:\
: > 
: > to the default entry 
: 
: I had this locally and have been considering committing it.  Done.
: 
: > or create a commented out des login class like
: 
: I added this as well.
: 
: It will come to -stable RSN with a future MFC.
: 

David-

Cool.  Thanks for pushing this through.  I think it will in the
long run cutdown on the surprise factor (although, I think this
really falls under POLA violation for those of us in the US ..
I guess this shows my bias .. and/or are trying to interoperate
with other OS's).

Too bad this thread didn't come up a few days ago ...

S
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Sean O'Connell                                       sean@stat.Duke.EDU


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