Couldn't you use the shadow password function?

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-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Mipam [mailto:mipam@ibb.net]
-> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 12:23 PM
-> To: tech-net@netbsd.org
-> Subject: passwd encryption algorithm change possible?
-> 
-> 
-> Hi,
-> 
-> The passwords for users and root are encrypted with des i believe.
-> This is still the case for 1.5 on x86 at least.
-> Is it possible to use another algorithm to encrypt the passwords with
-> in master.passwd for example?
-> What do i need to do to change this, anybody done this before?
-> One of the reasons i ask is, des passwords are easily to crack with
-> several programs which exist. Openbsd uses blowfish to encrypt
-> the passwords i think and makes it a bit harder.
-> Do i have to build another lybcrypt to support other 
-> algorithms or what
-> can i do to make this happen?
-> Bye,
-> 
-> Mipam.
->