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Figure 4–14 Authentication Configuration
• Enable MD5 passwords
standard eight letters or less.
•
Enable shadow passwords
are stored in /etc/shadow, which can only be read by root.
•
Enable NIS
domain with a common password and group file. You can choose from the following two options:
–
NIS Domain
–
Use broadcast to find NIS server
work to find an available NIS server.
– NIS Server
message to the local area network asking for any available server to host your system.
•
Enable LDAP
certain types of information within your organization. For example, all of the different lists of users
within your organization can be merged into one LDAP directory. For more information about
LDAP, refer to Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP). You can choose from the following options:
allows a long password to be used (up to 256 characters), instead of the
provides a secure method for retaining passwords. The passwords
allows you to run a group of computers in the same Network Information Service
allows you to specify the domain or group of computers your system belongs to.
causes your computer to use a specific NIS server, rather than broadcasting a
tells your computer to use LDAP for some or all authentication. LDAP consolidates
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allows you to broadcast a message to your local area net-