Re: [debian-knoppix] Fix for knoppix-install at ct-Edition
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 04:39:54PM +0100, Fabian Franz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> at the moment I also use crypt, but I use htpasswd to generate the passwords
> ...
>
> I'll check if md5 is compatible with knoppix and then use those, if you
> really want it ...
>
> Are they really so much secure ?
IIRC crypt() passwords are limited to 8 characters, this limitation does
not exist for md5. Correct me if I'm wrong. If not:
> I mean a weak password is much easier to crack, even if its DES ...
A longer password may be stronger, too.
Cheers,
Steffen
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