From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 16 13:07:36 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B15FD16A4CE for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 13:07:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from helium.webpack.hosteurope.de (helium.webpack.hosteurope.de [217.115.142.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 708A943D1F for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 13:07:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from me@hexren.net) Received: by helium.webpack.hosteurope.de running Exim 4.34 using asmtp helo=hexren.steenbuck.net) id 1DMn1L-0000BB-L8; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:07:35 +0200 Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:07:34 +0200 From: Hexren X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.62i) Business X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <8310509431.20050416150734@hexren.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <42610AC3.4090202@makeworld.com> References: <1197988274.20050416123145@wanadoo.fr> <42610AC3.4090202@makeworld.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re[2]: Encryption of login passwords--where and how is it done? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Hexren List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 13:07:36 -0000 > Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Ummm - Somehow, somewhere, I was always taught that the longer the > password, the better. So, how can a short passward (say 10 bytes) be as > secure as a 128 byte? --------------------------------------------- IYou have to factor in the quality of teh passowrd. If you have completly random passwords then longer = better but if you compare "Lisa_Mueller_25_03_1981_Example_Road_10" to "45_!.23sdgsA9" then the later seems a better password because Dictionary attacks will not work.