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From: turner@dover.sps.mot.com (Robert Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Wanted: crypt() source code.
Keywords: crypt(), routine, !command
Message-ID: <2359@dover.sps.mot.com>
Date: 31 Jul 90 15:05:13 GMT
References: <4032@iitmax.IIT.EDU> <5242@minyos.xx.rmit.oz>
Reply-To: turner@dover.sps.mot.com (Robert Turner)
Organization: Motorola SPS, Mesa, AZ
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In article <5242@minyos.xx.rmit.oz> rcosj@chudich.co.rmit.oz (John Simmons) writes:
>pred@iitmax.IIT.EDU (Predrag S. Bundalo) writes:
>
>
>>	I would like the source code ( a PD version ) for the Unix
>>	"crypt()" ROUTINE, not the command.
>
>And I ask :
>
>      WHY ???

When you are blasting a dictionary against the /etc/password file
looking passwords crypt is either very poorly written or has a "slow
down loop of 1/2 to 1 second.  That's the usual reason for wanting a
fast crypt.

Robert


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