Subject: Re: Password migration from Secure Ultrix to NetBSD
To: John C. Hayward <John.C.Hayward@wheaton.edu>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: tech-security
Date: 08/01/1999 13:59:31 
"John C. Hayward" wrote:

>    Any suggestions on migrating passwords from Ultrix secure to NetBSD
> would be appreciated.

Here's some references to crypt16 after a quick AltaVista search:

This one says that crypt16 is really bad from a security POV:
	http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=9504191134.AA21323@foo.oucs.ox.ac.uk

This one has some sample code for crypt16():
	http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=9504201129.AA24458@foo.oucs.ox.ac.uk

Based on the first reference, I'd just throw away the old passwords...

Simon.