[syslinux] Howto create encrypted passwords with the simple menu in pxelinux

[Curtis Doty]

Yesterday bsnottum at hkskole.no said:
> 
> I am using pxelinux to boot the computers in my network. It works really
> nice! One thing I have not figured out is how to use encrypted passwords
> with the simple menu. Ofcourse it works with passwords stored in plain
> text, but I would really like to use securely stored passwords.
> 
> I have tried to use the perl script "sha1pass" but this only ends up in a
> heap of error messages. I am using cent os, by the way.
> 
> Is there a howto on encrypted passwords/ pxelinux? I have been googling a
> lot without finding anything to help me.
> 

It's not that complex. Your solution is in that "heap" of error messages 
from Perl that you are ignoring.

Take a closer look at the sha1pass script. It's quite short. And has a 
couple of "use" module dependencies at the top. Are those related to your 
error?

If so, all you need to do is install those modules. On your RPM-based 
distribution they are in the perl-Digest-SHA1 and perl-MIME-tools 
packages.

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