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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

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