Re: [PATCH] offers users MD5, SHA-256, or SHA-512

[Bill Nottingham <notting redhat com>]

David Cantrell (dcantrell redhat com) said: 
> This feature was requested in the RHEL-5 product line, so it only makes
> sense to have it in rawhide.  In rawhide, I've modified the root
> password screens in the text and gtk interfaces to let the user select
> the password algorithm.  The default is MD5.

Why not default to whichever is deemed 'most secure', and have it only
frobbable via kickstart for paranoid^Wpower users?

Bill