Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 23:27:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: secure distribution Message-ID: <Pine.PTX.3.91.960719232613.11997q-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960719232305.245K-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Fri, 19 Jul 1996, Doug White wrote: > On Fri, 19 Jul 1996, Veggy Vinny wrote: > > > I accidentally supped the -current secure distribution on one of > > our machines and the system is now running using DES encryption. Is > > there anyway to go back to the MD5 distribution since I think all the > > passwords are now DES... > > I believe -current has a "amorphous" crypt library so it should be able to > deal with the passwords either way. > > Just to be sure, make sure the console is "insecure" before you reboot > next time. Hmmm, the thing is I did this awhile back and didn't notice it until now so maybe secure doesn't hurt but MD5 seems harder for people to use crack on... Vince
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