Author: matthew
Date: 2011-01-24 14:05:33 -0700 (Mon, 24 Jan 2011)
New Revision: 9450
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/chapter06/shadow.xml
Log:
Update description of password encryption sed, following r9447.
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/shadow.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/shadow.xml 2011-01-24 19:05:52 UTC (rev 9449)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/shadow.xml 2011-01-24 21:05:33 UTC (rev 9450)
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
<para id="shadow-login_defs">Instead of using the default
<emphasis>crypt</emphasis> method, use the more secure
- <emphasis>MD5</emphasis> method of password encryption, which also allows
- passwords longer than 8 characters. It is also necessary to change the
- obsolete <filename class="directory">/var/spool/mail</filename> location
+ <emphasis>SHA-512</emphasis> method of password encryption, which also
+ allows passwords longer than 8 characters. It is also necessary to change
+ the obsolete <filename class="directory">/var/spool/mail</filename>
location
for user mailboxes that Shadow uses by default to the <filename
class="directory">/var/mail</filename> location used currently:</para>
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