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| -rw-r--r-- | BUILD.txt | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | configure.ac | 2 |
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@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ ding-libs are available in Fedora 14 and later version: yum install libcollection-devel libdhash-devel libini_config-devel \ libpath_utils-devel libref_array-devel +Some features, notably password caching, require the presence of a crypto +library. The default, tested by SSSD upstream, is Mozilla NSS. An alternative +crypto library can be selected during configure time using the --with-crypto +switch. Please note that alternative crypto back ends may not provide all +features - as of this writing, password obfuscation is only supported with the +NSS back end. + How to build: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the root of the source, run: diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index f88846648..d71578ddb 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ if test x$cryptolib = xnss; then fi if test x$cryptolib = xlibcrypto; then AM_CHECK_LIBCRYPTO + AC_MSG_WARN([libcrypto back end does not implement all the crypto features, \ +notably password obfuscation. Using the NSS backend is recommended.]) fi AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/inotify.h]) |