Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 22:28:18 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: "reel@sympatico.ca" <reel@idemnia.ath.cx> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Using passphrases... Message-ID: <20010209222818.A86216@mollari.cthul.hu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0102100124160.18183-100000@idemnia.ath.cx>; from reel@idemnia.ath.cx on Sat, Feb 10, 2001 at 01:25:30AM -0500 References: <20010209204205.B84117@mollari.cthul.hu> <Pine.BSF.4.31.0102100124160.18183-100000@idemnia.ath.cx>
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--h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Feb 10, 2001 at 01:25:30AM -0500, reel@sympatico.ca wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 07:56:49PM -0500, reel@sympatico.ca wrote: > > > I just tried to use passphrase instead of a password on my test accou= nt > > > and it works. Is that function completly safe or it's just a bug? > > > > What do you mean by passphrase? >=20 > Well, instead of entering a single-word password, you can enter a > "multiple words separate by space" password (pass phrase). To login with > telnet... etc. As long as you're using MD5 passwords, it doesn't care what you enter or how much. If you're using DES passwords only the first 8 characters are significant. Kris --h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6hN+CWry0BWjoQKURAhqDAJ9K53nvwYzg935LgeDAdfGY7HhYfwCg60fQ JZ9+N/Olh89t2jXrlpoOYNQ= =UNgr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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