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Add a footnote about default length of the password under FreeBSD.

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Marc Fonvieille 2003-07-30 13:40:34 +00:00
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<para>The secret password does not have anything to do with your Unix
password; they can be the same but this is not recommended. S/Key
and OPIE secret passwords are not limited to 8 characters like Unix
passwords, they can be as long as you like. Passwords of six or
and OPIE secret passwords are not limited to 8 characters like old Unix
passwords<footnote><para>Under &os; the standard login password may be up to 128 characters in length.</para></footnote>, they can be as long as you like. Passwords of six or
seven word long phrases are fairly common. For the most part, the
S/Key or OPIE system operates completely independently of the Unix
password system.</para>