> Interesting. I'm running Debian 2.2r2 (dist-upgraded to testing). I
> selected MD5 for my passwords during installation. However, it seems
> that it has defaulted my passwords to 8 characters too:
>
> >From /etc/pam.d/passwd (login is the same)
>
> password required pam_unix.so nullok obs
Mike Dresser wrote:
>
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Roger Keays wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
> > the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
> > the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
> >
Roger Keays wrote:
Hi all,
I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just
noticed the effects of having the first two letters of your password
the same as the first two in your login name... You can use any
extension of your password!!
e.g., on my Woody box I added a use
Roger Keays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
> the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
> the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
> password!!
Wrong. You can guess t
> Interesting. I'm running Debian 2.2r2 (dist-upgraded to testing). I
> selected MD5 for my passwords during installation. However, it seems
> that it has defaulted my passwords to 8 characters too:
>
> >From /etc/pam.d/passwd (login is the same)
>
> password required pam_unix.so nullok ob
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Roger Keays wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
> the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
> the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
> password!!
>
> e.g., on my
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Roger Keays wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
> the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
> the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
> password!!
>
> e.g
crypt(3) only uses the first 8 characters for it's hash.
roniosko is 8 characters. Any extras would be ignored.
I think you'll find trying roniosk would fail.
md5 passwords are a much better option and available
at least from slink (2.1) on (iirc).
I'm not sure about earlier versions.
Roger Kea
Mike Dresser wrote:
>
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Roger Keays wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
> > the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
> > the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
>
Hi all,
I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
password!!
e.g., on my Woody box I added a user called 'ron' and hi
Roger Keays wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just
> noticed the effects of having the first two letters of your password
> the same as the first two in your login name... You can use any
> extension of your password!!
>
> e.g., on my Woody box
Roger Keays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
> the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
> the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
> password!!
Wrong. You can guess
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Roger Keays wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
> the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
> the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
> password!!
>
> e.g., on my
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Roger Keays wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
> the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
> the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
> password!!
>
> e.
crypt(3) only uses the first 8 characters for it's hash.
roniosko is 8 characters. Any extras would be ignored.
I think you'll find trying roniosk would fail.
md5 passwords are a much better option and available
at least from slink (2.1) on (iirc).
I'm not sure about earlier versions.
Roger Ke
Hi all,
I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but I have just noticed
the effects of having the first two letters of your password the same as
the first two in your login name... You can use any extension of your
password!!
e.g., on my Woody box I added a user called 'ron' and his
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