Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:33:51 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@ipamzlx.physik.uni-mainz.de> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Password Encryption Problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10011291031150.4186-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011291214300.60488-100000@ipamzlx.physik.uni-mainz.de>
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, O. Hartmann wrote: ... > In DES I have a password limitation of 8 characters, while FBSD's MD5 allows us > 128 characters. But using NIS/YP limits again passwords and login to be limited > by 8 characters, so I ask myself what encryption service is the best choice ... As far as NIS goes, there is no password field size limiation. NIS deals with the password files as key-data pairs. The sizes are not important. However, the NIS client must be capable of understanding the password field. > Thanks in advance, > Oliver > > - > MfG > O. Hartmann Tom Uniserve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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