[Checkins] SVN: zope.app.authentication/branches/ulif-saltfix/CHANGES.txt Update history.

Uli Fouquet uli at gnufix.de
Wed Jan 21 09:13:33 EST 2009


Log message for revision 94902:
  Update history.

Changed:
  U   zope.app.authentication/branches/ulif-saltfix/CHANGES.txt

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Modified: zope.app.authentication/branches/ulif-saltfix/CHANGES.txt
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--- zope.app.authentication/branches/ulif-saltfix/CHANGES.txt	2009-01-21 13:45:17 UTC (rev 94901)
+++ zope.app.authentication/branches/ulif-saltfix/CHANGES.txt	2009-01-21 14:13:32 UTC (rev 94902)
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 
 3.5.0 (unreleased)
 
-* ...
+* Encoded passwords are now stored with a prefix ({MD5}, {SHA1},
+  {SSHA}) indicating the used encoding schema. Old (encoded) passwords
+  can still be used.
 
+* Add an SSHA password manager that is compatible with standard LDAP
+  passwords. As this encoding gives better security agains dictionary
+  attacks, users are encouraged to switch to this new password schema.
+
 3.4.4 (2008-12-12)
 ------------------
 



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