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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: Long username/password
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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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