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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)

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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 5.11 6 Aug 2003 crypt_bsdbf(5)
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