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SubjectRe: R: Do not use stock RedHat 6.0 kernels with SMBFS! [OFF-TOPIC]
On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Steve Dodd wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 06:48:30PM +0000, A. Wik wrote:
>
> > Besides, unless public-key
> > cryptography is used, passwords have to be stored in plain-text (or
> > another sensitive format) on disk if they are to be encrypted on the
> > network.
>
> Rubbish. Store a secure one-way hash of the password. The problem is just
> in choosing a secure algorithm.

No, the one-way hashes are still sensitive (more so than a shadow file).



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