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diff --git a/Doc/library/crypt.rst b/Doc/library/crypt.rst index 0661426..a21c1e7 100644 --- a/Doc/library/crypt.rst +++ b/Doc/library/crypt.rst @@ -4,15 +4,19 @@ .. module:: crypt :platform: Unix :synopsis: The crypt() function used to check Unix passwords. + .. 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 +-------------- + 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 |