A password of only 8 characters is certainly less secure than one of 128 characters. I believe SuSE 6.3 came enabled to use the MD5 password hash by default, which version are you using? When I used 6.2, I remember having to enable this manually. The file you will need to change is '/etc/login.defs'. Look in there for md5 options, or use PAM with the "md5" option passed to the pam_pwcheck module. To quote the Manual (100): Since MD5 encryption is not compatible with the standard Unix crypt() function, most commercial Unix systems and some programs don't work with MD5 passwords. So be careful if you enable this feature. Hope this helps. On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 03:25:14PM -0500, Kulish, Chris (Des Moines) wrote:
I searched through the archives and found this issue addressed but didn't find the info I was seeking.
Is it possible to set a SuSE 6.4 box to accept more than an 8 character password AND recognize it as such. IE if you only enter 8 characters of an 11 character password it would NOT allow the login to progress?
IMHO, I find that an 8 character password to be a security risk, especially on an Internet connected box.
Thanks for any info!
Christopher A. Kulish Network Administrator MRC Rail Services, LLC
Email: ckulish@mrc-rail.com Web: http://www.mrc-rail.com
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