Re: crypt_r()?

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Subject: Re: crypt_r()?
From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 20:31:46 +0100

Am Mon, Feb 07, 2022 at 04:12:17PM +0100 schrieb Thomas Klausner:
> I've been asked by the filezilla software developer if NetBSD will add
> crypt_r() as a thread-safe crypt() replacement.

I don't exactly see the point. If I wanted to provide a more modern
interface, it would be for password verification only and include
constant time guarantees, which the existing interface can't provide.

Joerg

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