passwds

[Gerald Carter]

Mark Bishop wrote:
> 
> Ok, now I'm confused.  If I have a user on a windows NT 
> client trying to change their passwd do I need to hack 
> the registry and send non-encrypted passwds?

No. NT uses the standard challeng response for the old 
password and then encrypts th plain text of the new one 
with the hash of the old one.


jerry
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                            Gerald ( Jerry ) Carter	
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