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List:       webmin-l
Subject:    Re: Generated passwords
From:       "schon" <schon () silk ! net ! pk>
Date:       2002-09-30 16:57:01
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Cameron <jcameron@webmin.com>
To: <webadmin-list@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: Generated passwords


> Paul Thomas wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>Where is the generated password recovered? I can see it in the
> >>>create user form but it is encrypted. I would like to pass it
> >>>on to the user of the account.
> >>>
> >>
> >>The randomly chosen password should appear in the 'Normal password'
> >>field, as long as you don't have the 'Conceal plain-text password?'
option
> >>set.
> >>
> >
> > I had 'Conceal plain-text password?' set to 'no'. Yes, the
> >
> > randomly chosen password appears in the 'Normal password' window
> > but it is encrypted.
>
>
> It's not encrypted - that random string *is* the password.
>
> >>  - Jamie
> >>
> >>ps - Joe, did you say that you had developed some code for better
> >>
> >>      random password generation?
> >>
> >
> > No I didn't. But I would guess one might have available the unencrypted
> > generated password so somebody can use it.
>
>
> Actually, I was directing that question to Joe Cooper ..
>
>   - Jamie
>
>
>
>
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