Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 07:44:54 +0100 (CET) From: Jakob Alvermark <jakob@teligent.se> To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> Cc: Benjamin Gras <ben@nl.euro.net>, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Passwords.. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980211074335.1865A-100000@datorn.teligent.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980211083833.294H-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
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On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote: > On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Benjamin Gras wrote: > > > As for a practical solution (I'd say): > > Why not make FreeBSD use the DES-based passwords, and patch login(1) to > > hash (using MD5-style) the password when you've verified the plaintext > > entered password is correct (by hashing it DES-style as login(1) will do), > > writing it back into the (master.) passwd file? This way you can do the > > conversion, in a way.. > > Why bother? If you just want Linux passwords readable by FreeBSD, > install the DES kit from ftp.internat.freebsd.org and use both DES and > MD5 on FreeBSD. So it's possible to use both DES and MD5 password concurrently? Is someone breaking the law if I get the DES kit from ftp.internat.freebsd.org? /Jakob Alvermark ------------------------------------------------------- Teligent AB, P.O. Box 213, S-149 23 Nynäshamn, Sweden Telephone +46-(0)8 520 660 00 * Fax +46-(0)8 520 193 36 Direct +46-(0)8 520 660 32 * GSM +46-(0)70 792 16 57 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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