Re: MD5 passwords possible with Kerberos?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sandeep) writes: > Hi all, > > I am kinda new to Kerberos, but I have read that one of the biggest > drawbacks of Kerberos is that the passwords need to be stored > cleartext on the master server, a BIG security risk.. > > Just like Unix passwords are never stored cleartext, b

Re: MD5 passwords possible with Kerberos?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sandeep) wrote in news:b04cb7e1.0202090859.3d9370b3 @posting.google.com: > I am kinda new to Kerberos, but I have read that one of the biggest > drawbacks of Kerberos is that the passwords need to be stored > cleartext on the master server, a BIG security risk.. > I don't thi

MD5 passwords possible with Kerberos?

Hi all, I am kinda new to Kerberos, but I have read that one of the biggest drawbacks of Kerberos is that the passwords need to be stored cleartext on the master server, a BIG security risk.. Just like Unix passwords are never stored cleartext, but always hashed, why not do the same thing with K