Re: 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