Re: Password Encryption Blues

From: Matt Barton (mattyb77@newsguy.com)
Date: 05/24/02


From: Matt Barton <mattyb77@newsguy.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 19:36:49 -0500


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On 22 May 2002 phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu wrote:

> ( freebsd accepts MD5 oo, but i think the format will be recognized
> automativally)

FreeBSD can recognize the hash based on a "magic" number at the very
beginning of the hash string. "$1" means MD5 and I believe "$2" means
Blowfish.

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Matt Barton mattyb77@newsguy.com
Indianapolis, IN http://www.mattbarton.ws/

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