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RE: AOL passwords
From: jon schatz <jon () divisionbyzero com>
Date: 01 May 2002 12:01:43 -0700
On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 10:01, TUTTLE, TERESA A (SBCSI) wrote:
I believe this has always been true of most versions of Unix I'm familiar with. Also take into account the fact that there are only 7 random bits per character and you're getting even less protection than you first think!
most modern *nix use md5_crypt, which gives you an unlimited password length instead of the 8 char limit. -jon -- jon () divisionbyzero com || www.divisionbyzero.com gpg key: www.divisionbyzero.com/pubkey.asc think i have a virus?: www.divisionbyzero.com/pgp.html "You are in a twisty little maze of Sendmail rules, all confusing."
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