On Wed, 04 Apr 2001, you wrote:
> Hi ,
>
> What kind of encryption is used in the /etc/shadow file ??
> Is there a function in php that encrypts a string the same way the shadow
> files does?
> What I wanna make is a php page that changes my PASSWORD via web ....
>
> Can anybody help me?
>
It's an MD5 HASH, not an encrypted password per se. Rather it's a mathematical
EQUIVALENT of the password. This is so there is (supposedly) no way to
reverse-engineer the "encrypted" passwords to plain text.
John
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