On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:53:43 +1100, Helen Borrie wrote:

>
>At 01:00 PM 9/01/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Helen Borrie wrote:
>> >
>> >> Why is the max password length LESS than that of the default
>> >>password?
>> >
>> > There is a $64,000,000 prize up for grabs if anyone can find a sensible
>> > explanation. :-)
>>
>>Me! Me! I know the answer! Well, if you insist that the answer be
>>"sensible"... The password is used as the DES key to encrypt a known
>>phrase. DES uses a 56 bit key. So only 56 bits of the password are
>>significant.
>
>Your cheque is in the mail. :-)
>./heLen
>

Compete with Ann is a lost time... eheheheheh