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Subject: Re: /etc/shadow encryption
From: girsch @ marben . com (Arnaud Girsch)
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 21:03:40 -0700 (PDT)
To: vadillo @ apu . rcp . net . pe (Enrique Vadillo)
Cc: firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <m0uauDq-00010OC @ apu . rcp . net . pe> from "Enrique Vadillo" at Jul 1, 96 09:25:45 pm

> I would like to know if you know where i can get the encryption algorythm
> that Sun Solaris 2.5 uses to write its /etc/shadow file.
> 
> I am trying to write some proggy that can let me create users thru email,
> i have so many by day!! i want to make this an automated process,
> and all i need now is to know the way this encryption is made.

If that's really what you want to do, you don't need the algorythm, but
just have a look at crypt(3) on all (?) Un*x systems.

Arnaud.

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