Long passwords (fwd)

MegaZone ((no email))
Sun, 24 Mar 1996 16:23:20 -0800 (PST)

Once upon a time Richard Huveneers shaped the electrons to say...
>This is surely a FAQ. I read the docs, searched the net, found this list and

Nope, first time I've seen it asked.

>We have problems using UNIX passwords longer than 16 characters. I examined
>the source of radiusd-1.16 and noticed that the passwords are truncated after
>16 characters, so I recoded the password decrypting according to the draft.

PMs only handle passwords 16 characters long, you simply can't use a
longer password.

-MZ

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