AUTH password problem.

[Dieter Kluenter]

"Josep M." <websurfer at gamu.navegants.org> writes:

> Hello.
>
> I try the following:
>
> testsaslauthd -f /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd/mux -u test -p
> passwordgood           (pass OK) This is OK
> testsaslauthd -f /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd/mux -u test -p
> passwordgoodXXXXX      (pass OK) This should FAIL
>
> The password is "passwordgood" but "passwordgoodXXXXX" is accepted
> too!!!!!
>
> But....for example "passwoCCrdgood" is NOT accepted
>
>
> debianet:/home/krasher# cat /etc/default/saslauthd
> START=yes
> MECHANISMS="pam"
> MECH_OPTIONS=""
> THREADS=5
> OPTIONS="-c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd"

There has been a limitation of 8 bit for userpasswords in /etc/passwd
on some Linux distributions, the limit should be now 32 bit, probably
your distribution still maintains the old limitation.

-Dieter 

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