[tac_plus] Re: Password Bug

[Kiss Gabor (Bitman)]

> On Linux systems GNU libcrypt has crypt() function that
> transparently handles MD5 encrypted paswords. So if your
> tac_plus runs on a host with GNU libc/libcrypt you can write this:
> 
> user = harpo {
> 	login = des $1$TEWuOxgm$eHFn1umfTovC0ukCYovBf1
> }
> 
> So you can use passwords of any length.

BTW. You can generate new passwords with mkpasswd:

$ mkpasswd --hash=md5 mysecret
$1$TEWuOxgm$eHFn1umfTovC0ukCYovBf1
$ 

Gabor