Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:02:32 +0100 From: John <freebsd-root@i-zone.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: password length limit? Message-ID: <WWfobGAoEXy1EwPK@i-zone.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <35C5F93B.2412D6F8@acm.org> References: <35C5F93B.2412D6F8@acm.org>
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In article <35C5F93B.2412D6F8@acm.org>, Klaus A. Brunner <k.brunner@acm.org> writes >On my FreeBSD 2.2.6 system, I created a user "test1" and assigned it the >password "asdfgjkl99" (10 characters). However, I can log in using the >passwords "asdfgjkl" (8 chars) or "asdfgjkl33" (first 8 chars >identical). It seems that only the first 8 characters of the password >are significant. Only the first 8 chars are significant. As to whether this is a bug or a feature, I guess it depends on your point of view! (As an aside, ssh also behaves in this way) -- John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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