Buddha Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> How many utilities would have to be changed to implement the
> following password logic:
>
>   If the stored hash is 13 characters long, use crypt().  
>   If it is 32 characters long, use md5sum().  
>   Otherwise, fail.
>
> This would allow us to retain backwards compatability while potentially 
> increasing the security of the system by allowing arbitrarily long 
> passwords.

I would love to see this happen.  Wouldn't it be fairly easy if we
successfully migrate to libpam?

--
Rob

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