Hello, By default FreeBSD uses MD5 to encrypt passwords. MD5 is believed to be more secure than e.g. DES but less than e.g. SHA512. Currently several major Linux distributions, uses a SHA512 mechanism. Suse Linux also offers a blowfish.
Some Debian based distributions use MD5-based algorithm compatible with the one used by recent releases of FreeBSD - but mostly this variable (* MD5_CRYPT_ENAB*) is deprecated, and SHA512-based algorithm is used. Of course, in FreeBSD we can change the MD5 for example to BLF, but, it will be not a better solution to use SHA512 by default? _______________________________________________ freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
