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decrypt function in unix?

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We have a function called char * crypt(const char *ps, const char* key) to encrypt the password in the unix environment.. Do we have any decrypt function to decrypt it? If not then how can we verify the password through program?

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Not an expert (or even a user) with this but normally there is no decrypt - to check (verify) a password, you take it, encrypt it, and compare the encrypted password with the encrypted password in your 'password/shadow' file.

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