Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:25:54 -0800 (PST) From: Mikko Tyolajarvi <mikko@dynas.se> To: wmoran@iowna.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SUN TO BSD Message-ID: <200103052325.f25NPsC76544@explorer.rsa.com> References: <3AA402DD.1F4D19C1@iowna.com>
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In local.freebsd.questions you write: >Marc W wrote: >> >> >> It actually shouldn't be that hard to write a script to convert all >> the information-- except for the passwords themselves -- The encrypted >> version of a password that I have same across my Solaris 8 and FreeBSD >> 4.2 machines aren't the same. >> >> No idea how you'd convert those ... :( >I believe this has to do with the system default password encryption >scheme. If both your Solaris & FreeBSD boxes are using the same >encryption scheme you should see the same encryped password. I've seen Nope. Password encryption schemes adds a "salt" (12 bits for the traditional DES version) to try to avoid passwords encrypting to the same value -- otherwise dictionary attacks become a lot simpler. /Mikko -- Mikko Työläjärvi_______________________________________mikko@rsasecurity.com RSA Security To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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