crypt_bsdbf(5)

Name | Synopsis | Description | Attributes | See Also

Name

crypt_bsdbf– password hashing module using Blowfish cryptographic algorithm

Synopsis

/usr/lib/security/$ISA/crypt_bsdbf.so

Description

The crypt_bsdbf module is a one-way password hashing module for use with crypt(3C) that uses the Blowfish cryptographic algorithm. The algorithm identifier for crypt.conf(4) and policy.conf(4) is 2a.

The maximum password length for crypt_bsdbf is 72 characters.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-Level	Safe

See Also

passwd(1), crypt(3C), crypt_genhash_impl(3C), crypt_gensalt(3C), crypt_gensalt_impl(3C), getpassphrase(3C), crypt.conf(4), passwd(4), policy.conf(4), attributes(5)

Name | Synopsis | Description | Attributes | See Also