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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!odin.oar.net!malgudi.oar.net!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!nb.rockwell.com!lazrus.cca.rockwell.com!yeager.cca.rockwell.com!dmphilli From: dmphilli@yeager.cca.rockwell.com (Dean M. Phillips) Subject: Re: DES and MD5 passsword encryption X-Nntp-Posting-Host: yeager.cca.rockwell.com Message-ID: <Dn4t5J.3qu@lazrus.cca.rockwell.com> Sender: news@lazrus.cca.rockwell.com Organization: Rockwell References: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960220183657.7144B-100000@gallup.cia-g.com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 15:17:42 GMT Lines: 17 In article <Pine.LNX.3.91.960220183657.7144B-100000@gallup.cia-g.com>, Stephen Fisher <lithium@cia-g.com> wrote: >... >I am aware that FreeBSD uses MD5 for encrypting passwords, and there is a >drop-in replacement to use DES encryption if you are in the U.S. [I am]. >Is there any reason I would want to change to DES? Are there pros/cons >to each? >... The only reason to change to DES is if you need to share password files with non-FreeBSD systems (NIS, etc.). The MD5 hash algorithm is probably more secure than DES. -- Dean M. Phillips Internet: dmphilli@cca.rockwell.com Design Enginer, Comnet: 435-8810 Flight Control Analysis AT&Tnet: 319-395-8810 Rockwell/Collins Avionics Sneekernet: 124-111