| \section{Built-in module {\tt crypt}} |
| \bimodindex{crypt} |
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| This module implements an interface to the crypt({\bf 3}) routine, |
| which is a one-way hash function based upon a modified DES algorithm; |
| see the Unix man page for further details. Possible uses include |
| allowing Python scripts to accept typed passwords from the user, or |
| attempting to crack Unix passwords with a dictionary. |
| \index{crypt(3)} |
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| \begin{funcdesc}{crypt}{word\, salt} |
| \var{word} will usually be a user's password. \var{salt} is a |
| 2-character string which will be used to select one of 4096 variations |
| of DES. The characters in \var{salt} must be either \code{.}, |
| \code{/}, or an alphanumeric character. Returns the hashed password |
| as a string, which will be composed of characters from the same |
| alphabet as the salt. |
| \end{funcdesc} |
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| The module and documentation were written by Steve Majewski. |
| \index{Majewski, Steve} |