Ubuntu
gnome-screensaver package

  1. Bug #89881
  2. Comment #7

Comment 7 for bug 89881

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tyler (durdon-tyler) wrote : Re: [Bug 89881] Re: gnome-screensaver does not work with pam_unix2.so

The problem still exists and there is no way to use better password
security than md5 in gutsy with working screensavers. (also in hardy and
debian sid/experimental)

There has been some activity in fedora, and I think they have
implemented sha256 in glibc, but this is still not usable with the
normal userland tools (passwd, etc), but maybe I'm wrong :)
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=173002)

It would be great, if the next (or hardy+1) version would come with some
adequate hashing algorithm, as the password is now used for many things
beside usual login (think gnome-keyring, pam_mount with encrypted
drives, etc)