Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:09:44 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, kino@basta.fis.nsk.su Subject: Re: Length password Message-ID: <199807281509.IAA29945@pau-amma.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <AAcDOlriFD@basta.fis.nsk.su>
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>Date: Tue, 28 Jul 98 14:53:10 +0700 >From: kino@basta.fis.nsk.su (Alexandr Lopatin) >What is actual password field length ? >I hoped length was 16 symbols, but actually it is 8. It depends on the context in which the question is asked. For example, using the traditional UNIX one-way password encryption (DES), the password field in /etc/passwd is 13 characters long -- 2 for the "salt" and 11 for the (rest of the) result of crypt(). See "man 3 crypt" for additional information (including a hint as to how to use longer-than-8-character passwords). david -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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