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Bugtraq archives for 2nd quarter (Apr-Jun) 1995: Re: passwd hashing algorithm

Re: passwd hashing algorithm

Dave Sill (de5sws5.CTD.ORNL.GOV)
Thu, 20 Apr 1995 18:12:34 GMT

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Charlie Watt <wattsware.com>
>
>As you point out, a better cryptographic linkage between blocks would 
>force the attacker to search the full password space for a given multiblock
>password rather than break it down into separate 8 byte searches.  We will 
>incoporate this into our next release.  Thanks for the feedback.  

Why not just use md5 instead?

-Dave

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