Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 08:10:23 -0500 (EST) From: Albert Hayden <ahh3v@virginia.edu> To: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@cdrom.com> Cc: Seppo Kallio <kallio@beeblebrox.pccc.jyu.fi>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: apache httpd (and ncsa httpd passwd does not work) Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.90.960117080331.96153A-100000@watt.seas.Virginia.EDU> In-Reply-To: <7071.821863356@westhill.cdrom.com>
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On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, Gary Palmer wrote:
> Seppo Kallio wrote in message ID
> <Pine.BSF.3.91.960117090651.2596C-100000@beeblebrox.pccc.jyu.fi>:
> > On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, Albert Hayden wrote:
> > > I've upgraded my system to 2.1 and have installed the apache package.
> > > The password protection files don't work. It recognizes them, but then
> > > fails while checking the .htpasswd file. It doesn't return a
> > > misconfiguration error, so I'm unsure what's going on.
>
> > I have same problem with NCSA httpd.
>
> Sudden thought. Perhaps it doesn't like the 60-odd character MD5
> passwords that are used by default in FreeBSD unless you install the
> DES package? I know that at least xlock had problems with MD5
> passwords...
>
> Gary
>
>
Bingo. I figured it out last night while hacking the apache code. The
algorithm for password checking is incorrect for MD5.
Quick questions:
1.) Where is the DES package? Is it only an install time option?
2.) Is there simply a different library to link with? So I can chose
between formats?
By the way, I was going to rewrite the apache code for the practice
with MD5.
Thanks, again everyone.
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University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA 22904 |
Department of Electrical Engineering | (804) 243-0169 |
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