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| author | John Terpstra <jht@samba.org> | 1997-06-28 23:29:05 +0000 |
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| committer | John Terpstra <jht@samba.org> | 1997-06-28 23:29:05 +0000 |
| commit | e61846a9c10420132ac3dbcb9c7663bcface9559 (patch) | |
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JHT ==> Been playing again! Whooooooo!
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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/ENCRYPTION.txt b/docs/textdocs/ENCRYPTION.txt index 82fe228926..04822eed32 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/ENCRYPTION.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/ENCRYPTION.txt @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ - LanManager / Samba Password Encryption. - --------------------------------------- +Contributor: Jeremy Allison <samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au> +Updated: June 27, 1997 +Note: Please refer to WinNT.txt also + +Subject: LanManager / Samba Password Encryption. +============================================================================ With the development of LanManager and Windows NT compatible password encryption for Samba, it is now able to validate user connections in @@ -115,6 +119,13 @@ ftp ftp) which send plain text passwords over the net, so not sending them for SMB isn't such a big deal. +Note that Windows NT 4.0 Service pack 3 changed the default for +permissible authentication so that plaintext passwords are *never* +sent over the wire. The solution to this is either to switch to +encrypted passwords with Samba or edit the Windows NT registry to +re-enable plaintext passwords. See the document WinNT.txt for +details on how to do this. + The smbpasswd file. ------------------- @@ -249,7 +260,7 @@ secure by reporting all problems to me (the author, Jeremy Allison). My email address is :- -jra@cygnus.com +jallison@whistle.com Setting up Samba to support LanManager Encryption. -------------------------------------------------- @@ -335,3 +346,5 @@ Thank you, Jeremy Allison. +============================================================================== +Footnote: Please refer to WinNT.txt also |