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Table 15-21 Details of NS-MTA-MD5 Password Storage Plug-In (Continued)
Plug-in Name
NS-MTA-MD5
Description
NS-MTA-MD5 password storage scheme for password encryption
on | off
Configurable
Options
Default Setting
on
Configurable
None
Arguments
None
Dependencies
Performance
Do not modify the configuration of this plug-in. Netscape
Related Information
recommends that you leave this plug-in running at all times.
You cannot choose to encrypt passwords using the NS-MTA-MD5
Further Information
password storage scheme. The storage scheme is present in
Netscape Directory Server 6.02 but only for reasons of backward
compatibility with earlier versions of Directory Server. See Chapter
7, "User Account Management."
SHA Password Storage Plug-In
Table 15-22 Details of SHA Password Storage Plug-In
Plug-in Name
SHA
DN of Configuration
cn=SHA,cn=Password Storage
Entry
Schemes,cn=plugins,cn=config
Description
SHA password storage scheme for password encryption
on | off
Configurable
Options
Default Setting
on
None
Configurable
Arguments
None
Dependencies
Performance
If your directory does not contain passwords encrypted using the
Related Information
SHA password storage scheme, you may turn this plug-in off. You
should choose SSHA preferablly than SHA because SSHA is a far
more secure option.
Further Information
Chapter 7, "User Account Management."
Server Plug-in Functionality Reference
Chapter 15
Administering Directory Server Plug-Ins
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