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Date:      Mon, 4 Oct 1999 11:40:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
To:        "Rashid N. Achilov" <shelton@sentry.granch.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Long username/password
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910041138590.64124-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910041135100.9901-100000@sentry.granch.ru>

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On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Rashid N. Achilov wrote:

> FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE. What can I make usernames and passwords longer than 8
> bytes?

Don't install the DES libcrypt libraries; DES passwords are 8 characters,
MD5 are (effectively) infinite. Long user names are already supported, I
do believe.

Kris



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