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version 1.42, 1997/02/17 03:30:58

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<li>Make dd(1) work fine with our 64-bit off_t types, now you can copy very

large disks using it.

<li>add RPC service name generation to netstat -a

<li>Upgrade pax & tar to be POSIX compliant.

<li>Fix pax & tar to be POSIX compliant.

<li>Fix a few netinet kernel crash problems.

<li>Fix so that stack limits which are not a multiple of the pagesize work.

<li>fix some more memory and file descriptor leaks in libc/rpc

<li>New cpu scalable BLOWFISH-based crypt algorithm for passwd file entries;

<li>New scalable BLOWFISH-based crypt algorithm for passwd file entries. It

uses a very large strong-random `salt' and permits expansion of

uses a very large strong-random `salt' and the number of rotor

the number of rotor runs. Hence if you have faster machines you can

runs is configurable. Hence if you have faster machines you can

slow the crypt routine down!

slow the crypt routine down and make harder keys.

<li>/etc/passwd.conf which controls which format of passwd entries should

<li>Add support for /etc/passwd.conf which controls the format and strength

be created when a user uses passwd(1)

of passwd entries for the next time a user changes their password.

These options can be set per-user.

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<h3>Development is rapidly continuing...</h3>