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diff --git a/Doc/libcrypt.tex b/Doc/libcrypt.tex deleted file mode 100644 index 8e9a7d3..0000000 --- a/Doc/libcrypt.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -\section{Built-in Module \module{crypt}} -\label{module-crypt} -\bimodindex{crypt} - -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 -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\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. -\index{Majewski, Steve} |