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

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