Hello: samit pal wrote, > I want to use php to encrypt passwords the same way that linux does.
Passwords under most Unixes are not encrypted, they are "hashed" using some scheme. > Can I do that? Actually I have to do browser based authentication. > For that i have to take username and password and encrypt the password > the same way that linux does and then check it through a system call. > How do i encrypt the password? Please help See the PHP crypt function: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.crypt.php The Linux hashing scheme (taken from BSD IIRC) uses a MD5 algo with a 8 char random salt prefixed by "$1$". -- Shanu -- Grinnell's Law of Labor Laxity: At all times, for any task, you have not got enough done today. _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
