Re: Special password protection [PATCH]

[OKUJI Yoshinori]

From: "Jochen Hoenicke" <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: Special password protection [PATCH]
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:18:30 +0200 (MET DST)

> I have now integrated the md5 passwords into grub.  The patch is at
> http://www.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/~delwi/grub/grub-md5-passwords.tar.gz

  Why don't you check it in to the CVS? ;-)

> is interpreted as clear text as before.  The only break in backwards
> compatibility is that clear text passwords starting with "--" are no
> longer permitted.

  I think this is acceptable.

> To generate md5 passwords I have included a perl script that uses the
> unix crypt command for this.  This only works if your system supports
> md5 passwords (most modern linux systems do).

  Only this is unacceptable. I may write a system-independent
replacement, if you wouldn't.

Thanks,
Okuji