On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 07:44:57PM -0800, BSD baby wrote:

> TWO major security holes:
> 
> #1 - It won't let me turn off passwords 
>      (PasswordAuthentication no)

Don't know about this one.

> #2 - It only requires I type the first 8 characters
>      of my password!  (I use 16-character password.)

That's because you're using DES passwords, which only allow 8
characters.  See login.conf(5).

Kris

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