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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