Re: [Tigervnc-devel] Can vncpasswd accept encrypted password?
Thanks DRC. That works well. Cheers. On 12/3/12, DRC wrote: > Why would vncpasswd need to accept an encrypted password? vncpasswd's > only purpose is to encrypt a plain text password and write it to a file. > If you already have an encrypted password, just write it directly to > the VNC password file instead. > > VNC uses DES3 to encrypt passwords for VNC Password Authentication. > DES3 is not a particularly strong form of encryption by today's > standards. If you want more specifics about the algorithms, I direct > you to the source code (it is open, after all.) -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Tigervnc-devel mailing list Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel
Re: [Tigervnc-devel] Can vncpasswd accept encrypted password?
On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:53:58 +1100 jupiter wrote: > Hi, > > Can vncpasswd accept an encrypted password? > > What is the password encryption scheme used in tigerVNC? It does not > look like the encrypted password used by CentOS or other Linux system. > If your question is if you can take the password data from /etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow) and put it in the vnc password file, then the answer is no. The algorithms are different, so it's not compatible. But TigerVNC supports PAM authentication, which will allow users to log in using their normal password. Rgds -- Pierre Ossman Software Development Cendio AB http://cendio.com Teknikringen 8 http://twitter.com/ThinLinc 583 30 Linköpinghttp://facebook.com/ThinLinc Phone: +46-13-214600http://plus.google.com/112509906846170010689 A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d___ Tigervnc-devel mailing list Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel
Re: [Tigervnc-devel] Can vncpasswd accept encrypted password?
Why would vncpasswd need to accept an encrypted password? vncpasswd's only purpose is to encrypt a plain text password and write it to a file. If you already have an encrypted password, just write it directly to the VNC password file instead. VNC uses DES3 to encrypt passwords for VNC Password Authentication. DES3 is not a particularly strong form of encryption by today's standards. If you want more specifics about the algorithms, I direct you to the source code (it is open, after all.) On 12/2/12 11:53 PM, jupiter wrote: > Hi, > > Can vncpasswd accept an encrypted password? > > What is the password encryption scheme used in tigerVNC? It does not > look like the encrypted password used by CentOS or other Linux system. > > Thank you. > > Kind regards > > hce > > -- > Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: > BUILD Helping you discover the best ways to construct your parallel projects. > http://goparallel.sourceforge.net > ___ > Tigervnc-devel mailing list > Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel > -- Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: BUILD Helping you discover the best ways to construct your parallel projects. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net ___ Tigervnc-devel mailing list Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel
