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Standards, Environments, and Macros                crypt_bsdbf(5)



NAME
     crypt_bsdbf - password hashing module using Blowfish crypto-
     graphic algorithm

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/security/$ISA/crypt_bsdbf.so


DESCRIPTION
     The crypt_bsdbf module is a one-way password hashing  module
     for  use with crypt(3C) that uses the Blowfish cryptographic
     algorithm. The algorithm identifier  for  crypt.conf(4)  and
     policy.conf(4) is 2a.


     The maximum password length for crypt_bsdbf  is  72  charac-
     ters.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | Safe                        |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     passwd(1),        crypt(3C),         crypt_genhash_impl(3C),
     crypt_gensalt(3C),                   crypt_gensalt_impl(3C),
     getpassphrase(3C), crypt.conf(4), passwd(4), policy.conf(4),
     attributes(5)



















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