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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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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

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