Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:22:09 +0100 (CET) | From | Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <> | Subject | Re: slightly OT::shadow file.. |
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On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Arni Raghu wrote:
> testme:$1$hI.ost8u$XZNxiISsD2ZuOrb6/Td3a/:10910:0:99999:7:-1:-1:134537888 > > then using a simple perl script..I do $passwd = crypyt("testme2","$1"); > > But the passwd I get is not the same as the one encoded in teh shadow > file...
That's because crypt() crypts with DES, but you're using MD5 passwords. The advantage of MD5 passwords is that they're more difficult to brute-force crack, and they can be longer than 8 characters.
LLaP bero
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