[tac_plus] tac_plus login and enable password issue

[john heasley]

Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 08:44:53AM -0700, Daniel Schmidt:
> Correct, try using something different to generate the tac passwords.  My
> silly cgi works:
> 
> http://pastie.org/2433995
> 
> You can also use mkpasswd, but it has to be a newer version.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tac_plus-bounces at shrubbery.net
> [mailto:tac_plus-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Ricki Z
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 1:37 AM
> To: john heasley
> Cc: tac_plus at shrubbery.net
> Subject: Re: [tac_plus] tac_plus login and enable password issue
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> This issue already solve with change the enable password with other
> password. In my case this happen if i use login password and enable
> password with same character from the first and have only 1 different
> character in the end of password. Maybe des encryption do not check until
> the last character.

crypt(3) normally only supports a maximum 8 character password.