Robert Penz writes: > Hi, On Saturday 12 January 2002 04:07, you wrote: >> What authentication modules are you using? > authmodulelist="authcustom authcram authpam" > >> It is mathematically >> impossible, in the known physical universe, to use CRAM-MD5 with password >> file, or PAM, authentication. See INSTALL for a list of requirements for >> CRAM-MD5. > ok, i've read the INSTALL closely, but I don't understand now why I can use > the MD5 only with /etc/userdb.dat and /etc/userdbshadow.dat but not with the > system files
The hash function in the CRAM-MD5 calculation requires the original plaintext password. The stuff in your system password file is not the original plaintext password, and there is no way to recover it. -- Sam _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
