[cups.bugs] [LOW] STR #3249: Maximum username/password length is arbitrary

twaugh.redhat twaugh at redhat.com
Fri Jul 3 05:20:48 PDT 2009


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There is currently a 32 character limit on both the username and password
when authenticating.  Instead, sysconf(_SC_LOGIN_NAME_MAX) and
sysconf(_SC_PASS_MAX) should be used to discover the system limits.

Original bug report:
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=507633

Link: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3249
Version: 1.4rc1





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