Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 20:50:11 -0400 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net> Cc: Cory Kempf <ckempf@enigami.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MD5 v. DES? Message-ID: <19903.896489411@gjp.erols.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 29 May 1998 12:49:35 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.95.980529124005.10794B-100000@orion.webspan.net>
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Open Systems Networking wrote in message ID <Pine.BSF.3.95.980529124005.10794B-100000@orion.webspan.net>: > > Is there a discussion somewhere about the merits of MD5 v. DES? > > E.g. what advantages one has over the other? > > If I recall from past memories MD5 i believe is faster. Actually, from what I remember, the MD5 password crypt() routine is slower than DES and also keeps more significant characters, allowing longer and more difficult to crack passwords. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message
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