Re: Bug#156257: ITP: libpam-ssh -- SSH key authentication and single sign-on via PAM

2002-08-12 Thread Peter Palfrader
On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Brian May wrote: > (irrelevant side note: do you need to enter your old passphrase before > changing > it?) The Passphrase actually encrypts your key, so you of course need to supply it to change or reencrypt the key with a different passphrase.

Re: Bug#156257: ITP: libpam-ssh -- SSH key authentication and single sign-on via PAM

2002-08-12 Thread Carlos Laviola
On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 04:15:15PM +1000, Brian May wrote: > (irrelevant side note: do you need to enter your old passphrase before > changing > it?) -p Requests changing the passphrase of a private key file instead of creating a new private key. The program will

Re: Bug#156257: ITP: libpam-ssh -- SSH key authentication and single sign-on via PAM

2002-08-12 Thread Brian May
On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 06:59:29AM +0200, Russell Coker wrote: > Normally to change a user's password you have to be root or to know the old > password. This prevents someone from completely taking over your account if > you leave your terminal logged in or get tricked into running a hostile >

Re: Bug#156257: ITP: libpam-ssh -- SSH key authentication and single sign-on via PAM

2002-08-11 Thread Roderick Schertler
On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 06:59:29 +0200, Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > With such a PAM module installed anyone who can write to your home directory > can change your password. The module provides only PAM auth and session components, so they can't literally change your password. Yes, if