Re: 7 char passwords in WinVNC

Alan Cox ()
Thu, 5 Mar 1998 13:19:18 +0000 (GMT)

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> It's a bug. It should be limited to eight characters, to remain
> compatible with the Unix getpassword routines. This bug is fixed in
> Release 8 of WinVNC and above.

Unix getpass() on most platforms isnt limited to 8, nor are passwords.

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