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Subject: Re: /etc/shadow encryption
From: Michael Ryan <mike @ networx . ie>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 16:02:52 BST
To: Arnaud Girsch <girsch @ marben . com>
Cc: Enrique Vadillo <vadillo @ apu . rcp . net . pe>, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
Reply-to: mike @ networx . ie

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe the crypt() function is not
exported outside the U.S. and I note the requestor is
outside the U.S., so his Un*x probably doesn't have it.


On Mon, 1 Jul 1996 21:03:40 -0700 (PDT) Arnaud Girsch wrote:

> > 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.



Mike
<mike @
 NetworX .
 ie>
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