Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:02:02 +0200 From: lupe@lupe-christoph.de (Lupe Christoph) To: Steve <sprasadi@addr.com> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: plain text passwords Message-ID: <20020712090202.GD24030@lupe-christoph.de> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020712114822.00ba8a20@localhost> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020712114822.00ba8a20@localhost>
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On Friday, 2002-07-12 at 11:49:51 +0530, Steve wrote: > I need to have plain text passwords in /etc/passwd. How can I get it? I > need this for password protecting a web directory using /etc/passwd Which webserver/authentication module uses /etc/passwd for authentication? I think you should use one that allows 1) hashed passwords 2) in a different location like Apache with mod_auth does for Basic Authentication. Lupe Christoph -- | lupe@lupe-christoph.de | http://www.lupe-christoph.de/ | | I have challenged the entire ISO-9000 quality assurance team to a | | Bat-Leth contest on the holodeck. They will not concern us again. | | http://public.logica.com/~stepneys/joke/klingon.htm | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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