On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 01:22:31PM +0200, Marek Habersack wrote: > * Gernot Bauer said: > > Good morning, > > > > I was wondering, why Linux only checks 8 characters of the > It's not a Linux invention, it's the limitation of the Unix DES method of > encrypting passwords. > > login-password. I use a much longer password and would like my system to > > check everything of it. Is there a flag I can set that the whole > > password is verified? > Just take a look at the /etc/login.defs and read the description of the > MD5_CRYPT_ENAB. Setting this option to "on" makess the passwd suite use the > MD5 digest encryption algorithm which doesn't have the limitation of DES.
Please note that in potato, the MD5 is enabled via the /etc/pam.d files (atleast after today it will be, once the new shadow is installed). Ben
