Thanks Paul. It looks interesting. On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Paul DeBruicker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Mariano, > > I've made a FFI library on Squeaksource that works on Linux. > > http://www.squeaksource.com/**Cryptography/**PasswordHashingFFI-** > PaulDeBruicker.8.mcz<http://www.squeaksource.com/Cryptography/PasswordHashingFFI-PaulDeBruicker.8.mcz> > > You need to install the 32 bit versions of libcrypt and libxcrypt if you're > using a 64 bit linux os. > > Using crypt can hash passwords using MD5, DES, SHA256, SHA512. > > Using libxcrypt can hash passwords using bcrypt. > > If its for a new installation use bcrypt or SHA512 to hash the passwords. > bcrypt is better because its slower, and allegedly future proof. > > > to get a hashed password use > > BCryptLinuxFFI bcrypt:'mypassword' > > to check it against a stored hash use: > > BCryptLinuxFFI check:'mypassword' against: storedHash > > > > -- Mariano http://marianopeck.wordpress.com
