Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:57:15 -0800 (PST) From: steve@globaltap.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: misc/15247: eight char password secutity problem Message-ID: <19991203195715.E6A9E14F55@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 15247 >Category: misc >Synopsis: eight char password secutity problem >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Dec 3 12:00:01 PST 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Steve McGrane >Release: 3.1 >Organization: The Globaltap Corporation >Environment: FreeBSD teknosurf2.com 3.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE #1: Wed Sep 15 18:22:16 PDT 1999 steve@globaltap.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/modkern i386 >Description: Passwords greater than eight chars are not significant >How-To-Repeat: Create a user account, with a password that is eight chars or longer, log in with the proper first eight chars, then enter any keys after that and access is granted >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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