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!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is both
* [Cryptographic Hash Function] and
* An Application to create and change passwords on [NIX] systems
!! [Cryptographic Hash Function]
Cryptographic Hash Function is used both to generate a new hash for storage and also to hash a proffered password with a recorded salt for comparison.
Modern Unix implementations of the [{$pagename}] library routine support a variety of different [Ciphers].
The particular [Cryptographic Hash Function] used can be identified by a unique code prefix in the resulting hashtext, following a pseudo-standard called Modular Crypt Format.
!! Need to create A Crypt Password
We often need to do testing and found that we could do this as:
{{{
# perl -le 'print crypt("password","salt")'
sa3tHJ3/KuYvI
}}}
!! More Information
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:
[{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]
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* [#1] - [Crypt_(C)|Wikipedia:Crypt_(C)|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-12-30
* [#2] - [Crypt Password Storage Scheme|https://backstage.forgerock.com/docs/ds/5/configref/crypt-password-storage-scheme.html|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-12-30
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