Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Server Plug-in Functionality Reference
Chapter 15 Administering Directory Server Plug-Ins 455
SHA Password Storage Plug-In
Default Setting
on
Configurable
Arguments None
Dependencies
None
Performance
Related Information Do not modify the configuration of this plug-in. Netscape
recommends that you leave this plug-in running at all times.
Further Information
You cannot choose to encrypt passwords using the NS-MTA-MD5
password storage scheme. The storage scheme is present in
Netscape Directory Server 6.1 but only for reasons of backward
compatibility with earlier versions of Directory Server. See Chapter
7, “User Account Management.”
Table 15-22 Details of SHA Password Storage Plug-In
Plug-in Name SHA
DN of Configuration
Entry
cn=SHA,cn=Password Storage
Schemes,cn=plugins,cn=config
Description SHA password storage scheme for password encryption
Configurable
Options on | off
Default Setting
on
Configurable
Arguments
None
Dependencies None
Performance
Related Information If your directory does not contain passwords encrypted using the
SHA password storage scheme, you may turn this plug-in off. You
should choose SSHA preferablly than SHA because SSHA is a far
more secure option.
Further Information
Chapter 7, “User Account Management.”
Table 15-21
Details of NS-MTA-MD5 Password Storage Plug-In (Continued)