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Diff for /src/usr.bin/encrypt/encrypt.1 between version 1.4 and 1.5

version 1.4, 1996/08/26 08:41:25

version 1.5, 1997/03/30 19:22:45

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.Sh SYNOPSIS

.Nm encrypt

.Op Fl k

.Op Fl b Ar rounds

.Op Fl m

.Op Fl s Ar salt

.Op Ar string

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from within scripts.

.Pp

The following options are supported:

.Bl -tag -width XxXXXXX

.Bl -tag -width XxXXXXXXX

.It Fl k

Run in

.Nm makekey

compatible mode; a single combined key and salt are read from standard

input and the DES encrypted result is written to standard output without a

terminating newline.

.It Fl b Ar rounds

Encrypt the string using Blowfish hashing with the specified

.Ar rounds .

.It Fl m

Encrypt the string using MD5.

.It Fl s Ar salt

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is specified,

.Nm encrypt

reads one string per line from standard input, encrypting each one with

the same

with the chosen algorithm from above. In case that no specific algorithm

.Ar salt .

was given as command line option, the default will be looked up from

.Ar passwd.conf(5) .

.Pp

For MD5 and Blowfish a new random salt is automatically generated for each

password.

.Pp

Specifing the

.Ar string

on the command line should be discouraged; using the

standard input is more secure.

.Sh FILES

.Bl -tag -width /etc/passwd.conf -compact

.It Pa /etc/passwd.conf

.El

.Sh SEE ALSO

.Xr crypt 3

.Xr crypt 3 ,

.Xr passwd.conf 5 ,

.Xr pw_getconf 3

.Sh HISTORY

.Nm encrypt

first appeared in OpenBSD 1.2.