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From: paul@hp-lsd.UUCP (Paul D. Bame)
Newsgroups: net.crypt
Subject: Re: Fast Unix Password Transform
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Date: Fri, 16-May-86 14:48:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 16 14:48:00 1986
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Seems I recall that the Un*x password transformation (encryption?)
software was intentionally somewhat slow to discourage exhaustive
password cracking.  I don't recall the source of this though.


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