linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/6] [RFC] Add MMC Password Protection (lock/unlock) support V6

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Date:	Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:42:02 +0100
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
CC:	Anderson Briglia <anderson.briglia@...t.org.br>,
	"Linux-omap-open-source@...ux.omap.com" 
	<linux-omap-open-source@...ux.omap.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	"Aguiar Carlos (EXT-INdT/Manaus)" <carlos.aguiar@...t.org.br>,
	"Biris Ilias (EXT-INdT/Manaus)" <Ilias.Biris@...t.org.br>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/6] [RFC] Add MMC Password Protection (lock/unlock) support
 V6

David Brownell wrote:
> I thought the MMC vendors expected to see the actual user-typed
> password get SHA1-hashed into a value which would take up the whole
> buffer?  In general that's a good idea, since it promotes use of
> longer passphrases (more information) over short ones (easy2crack).
>   

This sounds like policy though, so it is something user space should
concern itself with. We should just provide the infrastructure.

Rgds

-- 
     -- Pierre Ossman

  Linux kernel, MMC maintainer        http://www.kernel.org
  PulseAudio, core developer          http://pulseaudio.org
  rdesktop, core developer          http://www.rdesktop.org

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