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crypt_bsdbf

crypt_bsdbf(5)						Standards, Environments, and Macros					    crypt_bsdbf(5)

NAME

       crypt_bsdbf - password hashing module using Blowfish cryptographic 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 255 characters.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      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),  pol-
       icy.conf(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    6 Aug 2003							    crypt_bsdbf(5)