ssh login with passwords!

From: spanda (spanda_at_cisco.com)
Date: 08/26/03 

Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:54:59 +0530

Hi,

While I wanted to login to a machine using ssh, it allowed me with 2
passwords !!

Actual Password: "test1234" ( 8 chars )
Able to login as "test12345678" also !!

Is this a valid behavior or is it a bug ?

Regards
Subrat

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