Hashed passwords can be stored in ldap, however, I'm not sure if the filer can handle it (I assume it can). Also, I've seen some instances where unix machines got their passwords from kerberos via AD, again not sure if the filer supports it.
In my opinion, Unix is lagging in this area (and unix-like OSs). I find it incredibly annoying that Windows has done a better job using AD with multi-master (rw) directories and well developed replication procedures and ldap has lagged behind. Ever try setting up ldap over ssl? Good luck, annoying. Now try authenticating your Unixes to it. geez.
Many people have the problem you are describing IMHO, let me know if you find a good solution
--- Matt Bailey mbailey@gridapp.com wrote:
We have a 760 and are using an OpenLDAP database for authentication of CIFS clients. It only seems to work when the passwords are stored as clear text. This is an unacceptable security risk. It is disturbing enough to pass clear text passwords over the network. The /etc/passwd file should store DES hashed passwords so I was hoping that hashed passwords could be stored in LDAP. We are running in a workgroup with some Windows XP Home Edition so NT Domain and AD authentication are no good to us. Anyone else have this problem?
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