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Subject: MD5 Passwords?
From: "Mathew" <l0ki () n3tw0rk ! net>
Date: 2001-09-14 18:59:15
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I was wondering when SuSE was going to move from DES passwords to MD5? =
With DES you can have only upto an 8 char password. Nowadays cracking an =
8 char password can be done with relitive ease. With MD5 passwords can =
have upto 256 chars. I hope suse changes over soon.
Regards,
Mathew
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was wondering when SuSE was going to move from
DES passwords to MD5? With DES you can have only upto an 8 char password.
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passwords can have upto 256 chars. I hope suse changes over soon.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mathew</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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