Red Hat Password Length

Arshad Mahmood (arshad@sdnpk.undp.org)
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:35:13 +0500 (GMT+0500)


Hi everyone,

I want to ask about Password Length in Red Hat 5.2. At this time
the maximum password length that is supported is eight characters. If a
user gives a password more than eight characters then he can log on to
machine using first eight characters. Is there any way to fix this
security hole?
Any comments will be appreciated.

Arshad Mahmood.
Assitant Internet Engineer.
Sustainable Development Networking Programmee - UNDP
Islamabad Pakistan.
Email: arshad@sdnpk.undp.org.

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