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Samba's Encrypted Password Support

Issue 56

From Issue #56
December 1998

Dec 01, 1998  By John Blair
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How SMB-encrypted passwords actually work, and a walk-through of the steps required to enable encrypted passwords in Samba.
Closing Thoughts

In spite of the lengthy explanation of problems associated with SMB-encrypted passwords, it is still a good idea to make use of them. Even a slightly half-baked encrypted-password algorithm is superior to transmitting plaintext passwords across a network. Keeping the smbpasswd file secure and making sure users don't choose easily-guessed passwords will help minimize the risks.

John Blair currently works as a software engineer at Cobalt Microserver. When he's not hacking Cobalt's cute blue Qube, he's hanging out with his wife Rachel and newborn son Ethan. John is also the author of Samba: Integrating UNIX and Windows, published by SSC. Feel free to contact him at jdblair@cobaltmicro.com.

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