[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/lib libcrypt.tex, 1.16, 1.16.36.1

Mon Jul 26 14:05:38 CEST 2004

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv23811
Modified Files:
 Tag: release23-maint
	libcrypt.tex 
Log Message:
Patch #997668: Correct explanation of salts.
Index: libcrypt.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libcrypt.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.16.36.1
diff -C2 -d -r1.16 -r1.16.36.1
*** libcrypt.tex	9 May 2001 15:50:17 -0000	1.16
--- libcrypt.tex	26 Jul 2004 12:05:35 -0000	1.16.36.1
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*** 18,21 ****
--- 18,25 ----
 attempting to crack \UNIX{} passwords with a dictionary.
 
+ Notice that the behavior of this module depends on the actual implementation 
+ of the \manpage{crypt}{3}\index{crypt(3)} routine in the running system. 
+ Therefore, any extensions available on the current implementation will also 
+ be available on this module.
 \begin{funcdesc}{crypt}{word, salt} 
 \var{word} will usually be a user's password as typed at a prompt or 
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*** 26,29 ****
--- 30,37 ----
 string, which will be composed of characters from the same alphabet
 as the salt (the first two characters represent the salt itself).
+ 
+ Since a few \manpage{crypt}{3}\index{crypt(3)} extensions allow different
+ values, with different sizes in the \var{salt}, it is recommended to use 
+ the full crypted password as salt when checking for a password.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
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 raise "Sorry, currently no support for shadow passwords"
 cleartext = getpass.getpass()
! return crypt.crypt(cleartext, cryptedpasswd[:2]) == cryptedpasswd
 else:
 return 1
--- 49,53 ----
 raise "Sorry, currently no support for shadow passwords"
 cleartext = getpass.getpass()
! return crypt.crypt(cleartext, cryptedpasswd) == cryptedpasswd
 else:
 return 1