On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 11:12:04AM -0700, Charles McLaughlin wrote: > Hello, > > For Unix Password Sync, I am curios how Samba can provide the passwd > program with an unencrypted password. > > If a Windows user presses Control+Alt+Delete and changes their password, > are the passwords sent over the network in plain text? Does Samba > decrypt the password, then provide it to the passwd program?
Yes. The new plaintext password is encrypted with the hash of the old password. Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
