Bug 173864

Summary: Blowfish support in anaconda auth_gui.py and userauth_text.py in addition to md5
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Eric Moret <eric.moret>
Component: authconfigAssignee: Tomas Mraz <tmraz>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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URL: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=173002
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Description Eric Moret 2005-11-21 23:27:35 UTC
Description of problem:

This bug is opened in relation to a feature request for support of blowfish
crypt in shadow/passwd files. Anaconda should allow users to select blowfish for
password encryption method in addition to md5 and regular unix crypt.

Cf: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=173002

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-11-21 23:33:48 UTC
Anaconda isn't going to ask the user what they want to use to encrypt passwords.
 That's completely unreasonable for a user to figure out what the right answer is.

We should pick a sane default and then anaconda will use whatever that default is.

Comment 2 Eric Moret 2005-11-22 02:12:23 UTC
Sorry, I am not that familliar with anaconda screens, I thought you were already
given the option... Looking at anaconda's code there seem to be a couple classes
for  asking the question:
/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/auth_gui.pyc - AuthWindow 
/usr/lib/anaconda/textw/userauth_text.py - AuthConfigWindow

I also noticed that firstboot shows a "Use Network Login..." button on the
"System User" screen. When clicked it seems authconfig-gtk is started and not a
specific firstlogin screen. What happens when/if a user was to select blowfish
in the Authentication tab of authconfig-gtk? Would firstboot be able to blowfish
encrypt the password properly with no change or shall I open a feature request
there?

Comment 3 Tomas Mraz 2005-11-23 09:23:18 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 173863 ***

Comment 4 Eric Moret 2005-11-23 16:47:26 UTC
@Thomas
Bugzilla 173864 was opened against anaconda with an additional question 
regarding firstboot package see Comment #2 above. It was marked as a duplicate 
of 173863 which deals with authconfig, a different component. I don't see how 
173864 can be a duplicate of 1738643 if they address different components? Do 
you not think anaconda should be updated? In that case could you please answer 
the above firstboot component question (Comment #2)?

Comment 5 Tomas Mraz 2005-11-24 10:17:25 UTC
It was reassigned to authconfig by Jeremy.

Firstboot calls system utilities for setting the password so it should be fine.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 173863 ***