Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 06:00:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/30627: /usr/libexec/makekey doesn't grok modern passwords Message-ID: <200109171300.f8HD02t31927@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/30627; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/30627: /usr/libexec/makekey doesn't grok modern passwords Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 15:52:48 +0300 On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 02:08:23PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > the /usr/libexec/makekey program only works with 2 char salts > and <= 8 char passwords. This means that the program cannot > be used with MD5 passwords. > > The fact that nobody has noticed is probably indicative of how > much use this program sees (ie: none) and therefore the necessary > API/ABI changes should not give rise to trouble. > It's used by usr.bin/enigma/enigma.c. > I would suggest reading the salt and password from each their own > line, that would solve the problem once and for all since niether > can contain newlines. -- Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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