Re: 7 char passwords in WinVNC

Miles Lott ()
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 20:41:09 -0600 (CST)

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On Wed, 4 Mar 1998, Jeremy Bettis wrote:

> I noticed that passwords are limited to 7 characters in WinVNC Release 7.
> Is there some reason for this or is it a bug?
>
> When I typed in a longer password, it was accepted by the Server properties,
> but then the client could not authenticate. As I shortened the password to
> the first 7 characters in the client, suddenly it could log in.
>
>
> I don't mind having a limit on the size of passwords, but only if the client
> ignores extra characters in the password.
>
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>

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