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authorTerry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>2016-06-11 19:06:08 (GMT)
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.. module:: crypt
:platform: Unix
:synopsis: The crypt() function used to check Unix passwords.
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.. moduleauthor:: Steven D. Majewski <sdm7g@virginia.edu>
.. sectionauthor:: Steven D. Majewski <sdm7g@virginia.edu>
.. sectionauthor:: Peter Funk <pf@artcom-gmbh.de>
+**Source code:** :source:`Lib/crypt.py`
.. index::
single: crypt(3)
pair: cipher; DES
+--------------
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This module implements an interface to the :manpage:`crypt(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 storing hashed passwords