What's kind encrpytion of shadow password?

[nataris]

I suspect that about what is the method encryption of shadown password.

Please help to suggest me.

[Jeeshan]

check this link

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Shadow-Password-HOWTO-2.html

[Ivan Ferreira]

Normally it's md5

[Taifur]

Hi Nataris,


Linux do allow you to use md5 to encrypt /etc/shadow password.Red Hat can use MD5 So can Mandrake, SuSE, Debian, etc. If you don't choose MD5, most Linux distros will normally use the old (weak) Unix encryption "crypt".


Rgds//
Taifur

[mohamed.bouraoui]

the encrypt method used in shadow file is MD5, and the command crypt is used to encypt.
Regards.

[Sundar G]

Hi Mohamed/Ivaan,

To add this topic, i have an application running on HP UX 11.11 on an L class server, runs fine.

But when i enabled shadow passwd on it, it fails to authenticate the user.

The appln. experts say it can support only MD5 shadow password and not the plain one.

In that case i belive HP UX shadow does not support MD5 by default. If i am right, could you please tell me how can i convert the shadow password entry (atleast for specific user id) to MD5 format?

Appreciate your reply.


BTW the same appln runs fine in linux after shadow enabled.

Regards

Sundar

[mohamed.bouraoui]

Dear friend,
I guest you to visite this web page, you can found all what you need.
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90950/ch08s15.html