Commit a08a850b authored by Guido van Rossum's avatar Guido van Rossum

Added lost docs for crypt module.

parent 8f8bb33d
......@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ to Python and how to embed it in other applications.
\input{libppath} % == posixpath
\input{libpwd}
\input{libgrp}
\input{libcrypt}
\input{libdbm}
\input{libgdbm}
\input{libtermios}
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......@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ to Python and how to embed it in other applications.
\input{libppath} % == posixpath
\input{libpwd}
\input{libgrp}
\input{libcrypt}
\input{libdbm}
\input{libgdbm}
\input{libtermios}
......
\section{Built-in module {\tt crypt}}
\bimodindex{crypt}
This module implements an interface to the crypt({\bf 3}) routine,
which is a one-way hash function based upon a modified DES algorithm;
see the Unix man page for further details. Possible uses include
allowing Python scripts to accept typed passwords from the user, or
attempting to crack Unix passwords with a dictionary.
\index{crypt(3)}
\begin{funcdesc}{crypt}{word\, salt}
\var{word} will usually be a user's password. \var{salt} is a
2-character string which will be used to select one of 4096 variations
of DES. The characters in \var{salt} must be either \code{.},
\code{/}, or an alphanumeric character. Returns the hashed password
as a string, which will be composed of characters from the same
alphabet as the salt.
\end{funcdesc}
The module and documentation were written by Steve Majewski.
\index{Majewski, Steve}
......@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ some or many variants of it. Here's an overview:
\item[grp]
--- The group database (\code{getgrnam()} and friends).
\item[crypt]
--- The (\code{crypt()} function used to check Unix passwords).
\item[dbm]
--- The standard ``database'' interface, based on \code{ndbm}.
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\section{Built-in module {\tt crypt}}
\bimodindex{crypt}
This module implements an interface to the crypt({\bf 3}) routine,
which is a one-way hash function based upon a modified DES algorithm;
see the Unix man page for further details. Possible uses include
allowing Python scripts to accept typed passwords from the user, or
attempting to crack Unix passwords with a dictionary.
\index{crypt(3)}
\begin{funcdesc}{crypt}{word\, salt}
\var{word} will usually be a user's password. \var{salt} is a
2-character string which will be used to select one of 4096 variations
of DES. The characters in \var{salt} must be either \code{.},
\code{/}, or an alphanumeric character. Returns the hashed password
as a string, which will be composed of characters from the same
alphabet as the salt.
\end{funcdesc}
The module and documentation were written by Steve Majewski.
\index{Majewski, Steve}
......@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ some or many variants of it. Here's an overview:
\item[grp]
--- The group database (\code{getgrnam()} and friends).
\item[crypt]
--- The (\code{crypt()} function used to check Unix passwords).
\item[dbm]
--- The standard ``database'' interface, based on \code{ndbm}.
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