diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml index e272ef24d3..eab68d8cac 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml @@ -1077,8 +1077,10 @@ 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 old Unix - passwordsUnder &os; the standard login password may be up to 128 characters in length., 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 passwordsUnder &os; the standard login + password may be up to 128 characters in length., + 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.