Encryption

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4 total messages Started by Frank Sal Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00

#614

Author: Frank Sal
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00

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Is there a way of implementing encryption on passwords using the same 
algorithm 
for unix passwords?

Re: Encryption

#615

Author: Paul Murray
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00

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I'm sure that the appropriate algorithim will be publicly documented, or
buried in the source for Linux.

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"Frank Sal" <fsalanitri@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way of implementing encryption on passwords using the same
> algorithm
> for unix passwords?

Re: Encryption

#616

Author: Tom Davies
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00

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Note that that isn't a very secure way of doing things.

Tom

Frank Sal wrote in message <8ke4jp$q7r$2@kraken.itc.gu.edu.au>...
>Is there a way of implementing encryption on passwords using the same
>algorithm
>for unix passwords?

Re: Encryption

#617

Author: Paul Murray
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:00

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"Tom Davies" <tom@smartchat.net.au> wrote in message
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> >Is there a way of implementing encryption on passwords using the same
> >algorithm
> >for unix passwords?

> Note that that isn't a very secure way of doing things.

Naaah - he's writing a password guesser, for sure.

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