Re: Maximum Number of Usable Chars in Password

Hi. On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:13:51 -0400 Kenneth Jacker wrote: > But how long can they effectively be? I.e., if I enter 100 chars into > the 'passwd' command, how many are actually used? It depends on password hasing algorithm used by passwd. For example, [1] declares that there's an artificia

Re: Maximum Number of Usable Chars in Password

On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:13:51 -0400 Kenneth Jacker wrote: > But how long can they effectively be? I.e., if I enter 100 chars > into the 'passwd' command, how many are actually used? > > All 100? ... I kind of doubt it ... > > I want to use the longest password possible in "wheezy", but don't >

Maximum Number of Usable Chars in Password

I searched (web and source code), but didn't find ... :( Short passwords are not good. Long passwords are better. But how long can they effectively be? I.e., if I enter 100 chars into the 'passwd' command, how many are actually used? All 100? ... I kind of doubt it ... I want to use the long