If i'm not wrong, this is because these encription algorithms uses an "initialization vector (IV)". It's a chain used to start the encription process and allows that identical texts results in different ciphred text. Para fedora-directory-users at redhat.co m Luigi Santangelo cc <santangelo.luigi at tiscal i.it> Asunto Enviado por: fedora-directory-users-b encryption userPassword ounces at redhat.com Clasificaci?n Uso Interno 26/03/2008 07:48 a.m. Por favor, responda a Luigi Santangelo <santangelo.luigi at tiscal i.it>; Por favor, responda a "General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project." <fedora-directory-users@ redhat.com> Hi all, With FDS, I created the user red (password red) and this is the code LDIF that I exported from FDS: dn: uid=red,ou=Other,ou=Students,ou=People,dc=xxxxx,dc=xx uid: red givenName: red objectClass: top objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: inetorgperson sn: red cn: red red userPassword: {MD5}valkOsZgFyKijyOHFCdNpA== creatorsName: cn=root modifiersName: cn=root createTimestamp: 20080326114136Z modifyTimestamp: 20080326114136Z nsUniqueId: 73d76881-fb2911dc-8017dffc-71a7a144 But if I create, with the MD5sum utility, the MD5(red), I got 1098e2cb1442f45f8ca2e74e1cd24bd0 Why? It isn't the same algoritme? In the FDS I must have the same value of MD5sum utility. How can I do? Thanks luigi ______________________________________________ Voce Senza Limiti: chiama in tutta Italia a 0 cent. SOLO 9,90 EURO AL MESE fino al 27/03/08! http://abbonati.tiscali.it/promo/vocesenzalimiti_2603/ -- Fedora-directory-users mailing list Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users ======================================================================================== AVISO LEGAL: Esta informaci?n es privada y confidencial y est? dirigida ?nicamente a su destinatario. Si usted no es el destinatario original de este mensaje y por este medio pudo acceder a dicha informaci?n por favor elimine el mensaje. La distribuci?n o copia de este mensaje est? estrictamente prohibida. Esta comunicaci?n es s?lo para prop?sitos de informaci?n y no debe ser considerada como propuesta, aceptaci?n ni como una declaraci?n de voluntad oficial de NUCLEO S.A. La transmisi?n de e-mails no garantiza que el correo electr?nico sea seguro o libre de error. Por consiguiente, no manifestamos que esta informaci?n sea completa o precisa. Toda informaci?n est? sujeta a alterarse sin previo aviso. This information is private and confidential and intended for the recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and shall not be regarded neither as a proposal, acceptance nor as a statement of will or official statement from NUCLEO S.A. . Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice.