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Subject: Long passwords in TN5250 augo-signon
From: "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:25:56 -0700
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Question:

Does anybody know if, using an SSL connection rather than password substitution (and therefore passing a clear password in the IBMSUBSPW negotiation) "long" passwords under PWDLVL >= 2 present a problem?

I know that password substitution requires a new algorithm for PWDLVL >= 2, but then again, password substitution (even with the old algorithm) is a much bigger pain in the butt than simply securing the whole connection via SSL.

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JHHL

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