Ok, the long answer is that it was assumed that anyone who was interested in
security features would move to the trusted mode, which has been around
forever.  I guess for whatever reason this has not been a popular option, so
they will be migrating many of the security features found in the trusted
mode to the standard HP/UX, starting with version 11.21.  Shadow passwords
is just one of those features.

Hal Rottenberg             | Hewlett-Packard
Technical Support Engineer | Phone: +1-404-774-4041
Internet Security Division | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Web: http://www.hp.com/security

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROTTENBERG,HAL (HP-USA,ex1) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:03 PM
> To: 'R. DuFresne'
> Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: HP boxen
> 
> 
> The short answer is that it will be done for 11.21.  I'm 
> still researching
> the long answer.  :)
> 
> Hal Rottenberg             | Hewlett-Packard
> Technical Support Engineer | Phone: +1-404-774-4041
> Internet Security Division | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Web: http://www.hp.com/security
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: R. DuFresne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 12:55 PM
> > To: ROTTENBERG,HAL (HP-USA,ex1)
> > Subject: RE: HP boxen
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Let me ask this though, why does HP not, by default have a 
> > shadow password
> > system setup?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Ron DuFresne
> > 
> > On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, ROTTENBERG,HAL (HP-USA,ex1) wrote:
> > 
> > > And depending on your application, we have lots of other 
> > security products.
> > > See URL in my signature.
> > > 
> > > Hal Rottenberg             | Hewlett-Packard
> > > Technical Support Engineer | Phone: +1-404-774-4041
> > > Internet Security Division | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > 
> > > Web: http://www.hp.com/security
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ron DuFresne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 11:29 AM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: HP boxen
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Folks,
> > > > 
> > > > I have a job at present that puts a number of HP boxen 
> > under my dept's
> > > > control for locking down in a corporate env.  It's been 
> > ages since I
> > > > played with HP's, but, I'm kinda shocked to be told that 
> > HP has yet to
> > > > impliment even the basics of system security, namely a 
> > shadowed passwd
> > > > system on their OS, is this information indeed correct?!
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > Ron DuFresne
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > "Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in 
> > humanity.  It
> > > > eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get 
> > straight to the
> > > > business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- 
> > Johnny Hart
> > > >         ***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***
> > > > 
> > > > OK, so you're a Ph.D.  Just don't touch anything.
> > > > 
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> > "Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity.  It
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