"Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> writes:

> It seems like more operating systems support MD5; for compatibility, maybe
> it should be used. Does anyone have a list of what hash/cipher
> types work out of the box for various operating systems?

This is a very important consideration.  I like to be able to copy
passwd lines between NetBSD and FreeBSD, for example.

I realize that I can set the defaults to md5, even if the default
default changes to blowfish.  But given that blowfish is a boutique
cipher, I would want to see a strong argument that there is something
wrong with the md5 method before changing the default.  (Sorry if this
has been made and I missed it.)

-- 
        Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com>