At 2:13 PM -0800 1/28/10, Chuck Swiger wrote:
Hi--
On Jan 28, 2010, at 1:56 PM, Garance A Drosihn wrote:
>
Might want to make it something like $1.nnn.bbb$, so the admin can specify
the number of bits as well as the number of rounds. And then pick some
algorithm where those two values make sense. :-)
As Antoine points out in the link mentioned:
The integration into existing systems is easy if those systems already
support the MD5-based solution. Ever since the introduction of the
MD5-based method an extended password format is in used:
> $<ID>$<SALT>$<PWD>
This seems to address the suggestion being made by Chris (and +1'ed
by others) in a fashion that is compatible with other
implementations....
Ah, yes, this seems like a fine idea. (so please ignore the message I
sent about 45 seconds ago!)
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Garance Alistair Drosehn = [email protected]
Senior Systems Programmer or [email protected]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute or [email protected]
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