Re: [Cvs-dev] cvs-passwd patch: weird problem

[Prasad J Pandit]

  Hello Mark

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Mark D. Baushke wrote:
> You may wish to use google to look up information on Modular Crypt
> Format (MCF). Another search term would be MD5-PW.
>
> In a typical case, if there is a crypt_set_format() function, it may
> support md5, blowfish or other formats. The password typically looks
> like
>
>         $1$theMD5Salt$rest
>         $2$theBlowFishSalt$re
>
> Of course, that is typically using the crypt() function supported by the
> host. You will want to identify ways to support MD5 passwords even on
> hosts that do not normally support that algorithm.

  I'll see to it. Thank you Mark! :)

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   -Prasad
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