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-rw-r--r--debian/local/common-password16
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/debian/local/common-password b/debian/local/common-password
index 963f1eb4..676b814c 100644
--- a/debian/local/common-password
+++ b/debian/local/common-password
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
# used to change user passwords. The default is pam_unix.
# Explanation of pam_unix options:
-#
-# The "sha512" option enables salted SHA512 passwords. Without this option,
-# the default is Unix crypt. Prior releases used the option "md5".
-#
-# The "obscure" option replaces the old `OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB' option in
-# login.defs.
-#
-# See the pam_unix manpage for other options.
+# The "yescrypt" option enables
+#hashed passwords using the yescrypt algorithm, introduced in Debian
+#11. Without this option, the default is Unix crypt. Prior releases
+#used the option "sha512"; if a shadow password hash will be shared
+#between Debian 11 and older releases replace "yescrypt" with "sha512"
+#for compatibility . The "obscure" option replaces the old
+#`OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB' option in login.defs. See the pam_unix manpage
+#for other options.
# As of pam 1.0.1-6, this file is managed by pam-auth-update by default.
# To take advantage of this, it is recommended that you configure any