Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 12:59:56 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MD5 - Is there life after DES? Message-ID: <86153.945687596@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 20 Dec 1999 21:33:23 %2B1100." <19991220213323.A14566@albury.net.au>
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On Mon, 20 Dec 1999 21:33:23 +1100, Nick Slager wrote: > So: is there a way to have both DES and MD5 support on a box, but > have MD5 as the default? This would sort of be the reverse of the > current situation, where MD5 and DES libs are both installed, but DES > is default. We really only want DES as a legacy, "if we must" option. At this stage, no. In the future, this will be possible. There are hack-arounds for forcing the use of an MD5 password for an individual account, but they involve cooperation between the admin and the user. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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