From 0d37b5ca7bbb3db7cbdba913a61f846d404b9415 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darren Tucker Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:41:14 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] - (dtucker) [INSTALL] Some system crypt() functions support MD5 passwords directly. Noted by Darren.Moffat at sun.com. --- ChangeLog | 6 +++++- INSTALL | 7 ++++--- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index f0d7dbc9d..5a7ee6a0b 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +20031021 + - (dtucker) [INSTALL] Some system crypt() functions support MD5 passwords + directly. Noted by Darren.Moffat at sun.com. + 20031017 - (dtucker) [INSTALL] Note that --with-md5 is now required on platforms with MD5 passwords even if PAM support is enabled. From steev at detritus.net. @@ -1365,4 +1369,4 @@ - Fix sshd BindAddress and -b options for systems using fake-getaddrinfo. Report from murple@murple.net, diagnosis from dtucker@zip.com.au -$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3083 2003/10/17 06:32:11 dtucker Exp $ +$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3084 2003/10/21 02:41:14 dtucker Exp $ diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 849781dd4..97ee76f64 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ need the S/Key libraries and header files installed for this to work. support. You will need libwrap.a and tcpd.h installed. --with-md5-passwords will enable the use of MD5 passwords. Enable this -if your operating system uses MD5 passwords. The resulting binary will -support both MD5 and traditional crypt type passwords. +if your operating system uses MD5 passwords and the system crypt() does +not support them directly (see the crypt(3/3c) man page). If enabled, the +resulting binary will support both MD5 and traditional crypt passwords. --with-utmpx enables utmpx support. utmpx support is automatic for some platforms. @@ -199,4 +200,4 @@ Please refer to the "reporting bugs" section of the webpage at http://www.openssh.com/ -$Id: INSTALL,v 1.61 2003/10/17 06:32:11 dtucker Exp $ +$Id: INSTALL,v 1.62 2003/10/21 02:41:14 dtucker Exp $