Subject: Re: Two Copies of Libcrypt?
To: Curt Sampson <curt@portal.ca>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 10/09/1996 15:33:35
On Wed, 9 Oct 1996 09:36:11 -0700 (PDT) 
 Curt Sampson <curt@portal.ca> wrote:

 > We appear to have two copies of libcrypt in the 1.2 source tree;
 > one under src/lib/libcrypt, and an older one under
 > src/domestic/lib/libcrypt. What gives?

src/lib/libcrypt is a "crippled" crypt that is exportable.  It's one-way,
but suitable for UNIX passwords.  It basically scrambles eggs, and you
can't unscramble an egg.

The one in src/domestic/lib/libcrypt is a non-crippled crypt that cannot
be exported.

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