>I'd like to know what the algorithm is so I can write a tool to change the
>registry password from a command line, or cgi interface.
>crypt() (at least in perl) produces 13 chars of encryption, VNC's is fixed
>at 8 chars.
Wez responded today and corrected my misguided statement. It doesn't use
crypt(). The limitation is to maintain compatibility with getpass(), which
only returns 8 characters on some systems. The actual
encryption/authentication is VNC specific. Dunno anything past that.
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