> On 10/11/2025 16:04 EET Helmut K. C. Tessarek via dovecot
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> On 2025-11-10 06:58, Aki Tuomi via dovecot wrote:
> > Try adding to the passwd-file
> >
> > default_password_scheme = crypt
>
> Thanks, this worked, even though I have no idea why.
>
> The documentation states:
>
> https://doc.dovecot.org/2.4.2/core/config/auth/schemes.html#crypt
> Traditional DES-crypted password
>
Also the very next line in the very same documentation says:
Dovecot uses libc's crypt() function, which means that CRYPT is usually able to
recognize MD5-CRYPT and possibly also other password schemes. See all of the
*-CRYPT schemes at the top of this page.
> Somehow the documentation is very confusing. And why for the love of security
> is
PLAIN the default? Nobody in their right mind chooses to store passwords in
clear text.
Actually the default for passwd-file is CRYPT.
passdb_passwd_file {
passdb_default_password_scheme = CRYPT
}
but not sure why it's not working correctly, so this is a bug.
Aki
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