Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:36:11 -0600 (MDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rapidnet.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: Barrett Richardson <barrett@phoenix.aye.net>, Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr>, Holtor <holtor@yahoo.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DES & MD5? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906151127330.28138-100000@rapidnet.com> In-Reply-To: <6934.929467418@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > I belive it works that way, but not the other way around, unless you > have the DES kit installed. I believe you are right. But with the DES kit, I still don't think it would work. We have had this problem in the past with upgrades...I can't remember though. > > In message <Pine.BSF.4.01.9906151306060.8046-100000@phoenix.aye.net>, Barrett R > ichardson writes: > > > > > >Some of my colleagues here claimed they dropped an MD5 master.passwd > >file onto a machine on which a DES master.passwd had previously been > >and they said it worked. I didn't believe them at the time. > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member > phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." > FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > ******************************************************************* Nick Rogness "Never settle with words what System Administrator can be accomplished with a RapidNet, INC flame-thrower" nick@rapidnet.com ******************************************************************* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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