The following reply was made to PR os-windows/5226; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bob Purdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Apache bugs database <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: os-windows/5226: Can't create password files using the crypt algorithm under Windows Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 16:44:35 -0700 (MST) On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Bob Purdon wrote: > > > If we had the choice, we would use crypt() on Windows and not need the > > whole MD5 thing. But Windows doesn't have a crypt() and we can't add > > one without having export control issues. > > How do the various *nix's get around this? FreeBSD has a crypt, and we If you look, you will see that by default it uses MD5 passwords and only has the option to use descrypt. > regularly import it from the US. ...or is it a matter of huge amounts of > paperwork that nobody (quite rightly) wants to go through? I think it can be done with the right paperwork, but there are issues and restrictions with that or some such thing.
