Re: OpenSSH Password Question

[Markus Friedl <Markus.Friedl () INFORMATIK UNI-ERLANGEN DE>]

On Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 05:23:34AM -0600, Erik Tayler wrote:
> accounts is abc123456789. I can log in with any of the following:
>
>     abc12345
>     abc123456
>     abc1234567
>     abc12345678
>     abc123456789
>     abc1234567890
>     abc1234567890A
>     abc1234567890AB

it's not a bug. it's not a missconfiguration.

traditionally unix allows users to enter more
than 8 characters, even if only the 1st 8 are
significant.

however, there are several systems supporting
passwords longer than 8 characters, e.g.
MD5 or blowfish based password systems.

openssh accepts the passwords based on
the underlying system authentication libraries.

-markus