Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:21:13 +1100 From: "Chris Knight" <chris@aims.com.au> To: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Hmm..passwords. Message-ID: <002f01c054d2$86ec6ac0$020aa8c0@aims.private> In-Reply-To: <20001122123943.A13194@citusc17.usc.edu>
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Howdy, > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kris Kennaway > Sent: Thursday, 23 November 2000 7:40 > To: Doug Barton > Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Hmm..passwords. > > > On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 10:12:02AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > > > Ok, maybe I'm the one who is missing something, but > what if I *want* a > > crypt() that stubbornly defaults to DES? The current > situation gives me > > that opportunity. If you remove NODESCRYPTLINKS please provide a > > suitable substitute, then leave it alone. This is something that's > > changed several times in -Stable as well as -Current, and > it's getting > > to be a pita. > > NODESCRYPTLINKS was always intended as a temporary workaround. The > solution is to use passwd_format=des in your default login class. > It's a solution for login. It's not a solution for any application that dynamically links to libcrypt, and then expects the hash algorithm to remain the same - which is a fair assumption to make. I'm exceptionally happy with NODESCRYPTLINKS, so my opinion is to leave it alone. > Kris > Regards, Chris Knight Systems Administrator AIMS Independent Computer Professionals Tel: +61 3 6334 6664 Fax: +61 3 6331 7032 Mob: +61 419 528 795 Web: http://www.aims.com.au To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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