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Subject: Re: OpenSSH Password Question
From: White Vampire (whitevampireMINDLESS.COM)
Date: Fri Dec 08 2000 - 22:57:26 CST

On Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 07:15:15PM -0800, Gordon Messmer(yinyangEBURG.COM) wrote:
> If you want passwords longer than 8 characters, you should be using MD5
> crypt(), rather than the default DES crypt(). If you're using Red Hat
> Linux, then run "authconfig" as root to enable shadow passwords and MD5
> passwords.

        Slackware supports MD5 by default and has for a while. MD5
supports a maximum of 127 characters. I typically require my users to
have a minimum of 9 character passwords and enourage a passphrase.

Regards, 

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