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From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: MD5 passwords -> DES?
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> > Is it possible to convert all the MD5 password in master.passwd into DES
> > passwords, easily?
> 
> No, but that's not necessary; the DES libraries can still check the MD5
> passwords.

Normally no.. but I am using the BSDI binary of Radius, which will only
work with DES passwords. Its not that big of deal anyway, there arnt a ton
of users to change...