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diff --git a/Doc/libcrypt.tex b/Doc/libcrypt.tex index 64a9bfc..777f87e 100644 --- a/Doc/libcrypt.tex +++ b/Doc/libcrypt.tex @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \label{module-crypt} \bimodindex{crypt} -This module implements an interface to the crypt(\strong{3}) routine, +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 allowing Python scripts to accept typed passwords from the user, or @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ attempting to crack \UNIX{} passwords with a dictionary. \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. +of DES\indexii{cipher}{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. |