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[Bug 1349252] Re: crypt(3) lacks Blowfish support

 

http://www.akkadia.org/drepper/sha-crypt.html

Please use SHA-512 or SHA-256, available universally since 2.7.

** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  crypt(3) lacks Blowfish support

Status in “glibc” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  crypt(3) bundled with Ubuntu's GNU C Library supports MD5, DES, SHA256
  and SHA512 hashing methods, but lacks support for Blowfish (aka
  bcrypt).

  There is a patch available from Openwall:
  http://www.openwall.com/crypt/

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