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diff --git a/manual/crypt.texi b/manual/crypt.texi index b0c3310bde..1198d6a721 100644 --- a/manual/crypt.texi +++ b/manual/crypt.texi @@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ through a @dfn{one-way function}, a function which makes it difficult to work out what its input was by looking at its output, before storing in the file. -The GNU C library already provides a one-way function based on MD5 and -for compatibility with Unix systems the standard one-way function based -on the Data Encryption Standard. +The GNU C library provides a one-way function that is compatible with +the behavior of the @code{crypt} function introduced in FreeBSD 2.0. +It supports two one-way algorithms: one based on the MD5 +message-digest algorithm that is compatible with modern BSD systems, +and the other based on the Data Encryption Standard (DES) that is +compatible with Unix systems. It also provides support for Secure RPC, and some library functions that can be used to perform normal DES encryption. @@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ can be used to perform normal DES encryption. @menu * Legal Problems:: This software can get you locked up, or worse. * getpass:: Prompting the user for a password. -* crypt:: A one-way function for UNIX passwords. +* crypt:: A one-way function for passwords. * DES Encryption:: Routines for DES encryption. @end menu |