MD5 Password Storage Scheme
The MD5 Password Storage Scheme provides a mechanism for encoding user passwords using an unsalted form of the MD5 message digest algorithm. Because the implementation does not use any kind of salting mechanism, a given password always has the same encoded form.
This scheme contains only an implementation for the user password syntax, with a storage scheme name of "MD5". Although the MD5 digest algorithm is relatively secure, recent cryptanalysis work has identified mechanisms for generating MD5 collisions. This does not impact the security of this algorithm as it is used in OpenDJ, but it is recommended that the MD5 password storage scheme only be used if client applications require it for compatibility purposes, and that a stronger digest like SSHA or SSHA256 be used for environments in which MD5 support is not required.
Parent
The MD5 Password Storage Scheme object inherits from Password Storage Scheme.
MD5 Password Storage Scheme properties
You can use configuration expressions to set property values at startup time. For details, see Property value substitution.
| Basic Properties | Advanced Properties |
|---|---|
Advanced properties
Use the --advanced
option to access advanced properties.
java-class
Synopsis |
Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the MD5 Password Storage Scheme implementation. |
Default value |
org.opends.server.extensions.MD5PasswordStorageScheme |
Allowed values |
A Java class that extends or implements:
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Multi-valued |
No |
Required |
Yes |
Admin action required |
None |
Advanced |
Yes |
Read-only |
No |