From: Kurt Zeilenga Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 19:58:10 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Sync with HEAD X-Git-Tag: OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_2_5~9 X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d4a2de3125e1b7054343224c22e84ea1c659aa94;p=openldap Sync with HEAD --- diff --git a/doc/man/man8/slappasswd.8 b/doc/man/man8/slappasswd.8 index f46699712c..ee83f09d09 100644 --- a/doc/man/man8/slappasswd.8 +++ b/doc/man/man8/slappasswd.8 @@ -108,11 +108,16 @@ interoperability. A new attribute type, authPassword, to hold hashed passwords has been defined (RFC 3112), but is not yet implemented in .BR slapd (8). +.TP +It should also be noted that the behavior of +.BR crypt (3) +is platform specific. .SH "SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS" Use of hashed passwords does not protect passwords during protocol transfer. TLS or other eavesdropping protections -should be inplace before using LDAP simple bind. The -hashed password values should be protected as if they +should be in\-place before using LDAP simple bind. +.TP +The hashed password values should be protected as if they were clear text passwords. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR ldappasswd (1),