Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:53:39 +1100 (EST) From: Rich Siggs <rich@goliath.spirit.net.au> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, tom@uniserve.com Subject: Re: Q: exportable DES library & "DES How To" for 2.1-STABLE Message-ID: <199602200753.SAA01208@goliath.spirit.net.au> In-Reply-To: <23028.824798241@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Feb 19, 96 10:37:21 pm
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Thanks to all who have so promptly replied so far.. > > But 1.1 didn't use MD5 and you only got DES if you specifically > > installed it. 2.1 can use MD5 or DES. Stock 1.1 used something different. Oh dear - looks like I'm "up shit creek" there then? (I think that covers my obCDA "indecency"? Come 'n' get me ;) What does 1.1 use then? Would there be _any_ chance of moving a 1.1 passwd entry to 2.1, even perhaps pulling in the 1.1 encryption code? > Uh.. Perhaps there's some confusion (on my part, most likely). I > thought he was talking about the *dual* encryption feature whereby MD5 > and DES keys would be recognised and proplerly decrypted even if they > were mixed together in the same password file. That didn't come until > post-2.1. I feel the confusion's all mine & you're correct in that I was talking of the dual encryption feature.. Which I now understand isn't in 2.1-STABLE. > Jordan Thanks Jordan, Rich. -- Richard Siggs admin@spirit.net.au Spirit Networks Pty Ltd http://www.spirit.net.au P.O. Box 486 +61 6 281 3552 Curtin. ACT. Australia 2605 +61 414 486 708
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