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Re: passwd hashing algorithm

From: de5 () sws5 CTD ORNL GOV (Dave Sill)
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 18:12:34 GMT


Charlie Watt <watt () sware com>


As you point out, a better cryptographic linkage between blocks would 
force the attacker to search the full password space for a given multiblock
password rather than break it down into separate 8 byte searches.  We will 
incoporate this into our next release.  Thanks for the feedback.


Why not just use md5 instead?

-Dave

Current thread:

Re: passwd hashing algorithm, (continued)
- - - Re: passwd hashing algorithm David A. Wagner (Apr 18)
    - Re: passwd hashing algorithm Charlie Watt (Apr 19)
    - Re: passwd hashing algorithm Tom Fitzgerald (Apr 19)
    - Re: passwd hashing algorithm Charlie Watt (Apr 20)
    - The Dan Farmer rap Julian Assange (Apr 17)
    - Re: The Dan Farmer rap Jonathan M. Bresler (Apr 20)
    - Re: The Dan Farmer rap John Evans (Apr 20)
    - Re: The Dan Farmer rap James O Ausman (Apr 21)
    - Re: The Dan Farmer rap Aleph One (Apr 20)
    - Re: The pitiful rap Everett F Batey WA6CRE (Apr 21)
    - Re: passwd hashing algorithm Dave Sill (Apr 20)
    - Re: passwd hashing algorithm Charlie Watt (Apr 20)
    - Not really full disclosure bmanning () isi edu (Apr 22)
    - virus Erich W. Gunther (Apr 20)
    - Re: virus Leo Bicknell (Apr 22)
    - no virus, only a rumor Albert Lunde (Apr 22)
    - Re: no virus, only a rumor [good times, xxx-1] Matthew Hannigan (Apr 23)
    - Good Times Paul Robinson (Apr 24)
    - Re: virus Joshua Hosseinoff (Apr 23)
    - Re: virus eli (Apr 23)
    - The list Jon Green (Apr 23)

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