On Thu, 2005-06-09 at 07:39, David T. Perkins wrote: > > On Wed, 25 May 2005 09:18:35 +0100 Dave wrote: > > DS> How likely is it that someone would be using an authentication > > DS> password of "MD5" or "SHA", or an encryption password of "DES"? > > DS> (suitably extended to cover the full range of possibilities)
> The USM doc requires pass phrases to be at least 8 characters > long. Of course, the pass phrase to key algorithm will > still work. But with the 8 character limitation, then > there is no ambiguity with MD5, SHA, DES, 3DES, AES. Good point. OK - I've just submitted a patch to 'net-snmp-config.in' to treat the -A/-a flags as equivalent, and use the value to distinguish between the two cases. It's something of a hack, but should get things back into line without breaking any existing scripts. Dave ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. How far can you shotput a projector? How fast can you ride your desk chair down the office luge track? If you want to score the big prize, get to know the little guy. Play to win an NEC 61" plasma display: http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
