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2002-11-11 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>

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* manual/crypt.texi (Cryptographic Functions): Mention that
        the MD5 one-way algorithm is compatible with BSD's.
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2002-11-11 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
* manual/crypt.texi (Cryptographic Functions): Mention that
the MD5 one-way algorithm is compatible with BSD's.
2002-11-11 Isamu Hasegawa <isamu@yamato.ibm.com> 2002-11-11 Isamu Hasegawa <isamu@yamato.ibm.com>
* posix/regex_internal.c (re_string_skip_chars): Also return the last * posix/regex_internal.c (re_string_skip_chars): Also return the last

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work out what its input was by looking at its output, before storing in work out what its input was by looking at its output, before storing in
the file. the file.
The GNU C library already provides a one-way function based on MD5 and The GNU C library provides a one-way function that is compatible with
for compatibility with Unix systems the standard one-way function based the behavior of the @code{crypt} function introduced in FreeBSD 2.0.
on the Data Encryption Standard. It supports two one-way algorithms: one based on the MD5
message-digest algorithm that is compatible with modern BSD systems,
and the other based on the Data Encryption Standard (DES) that is
compatible with Unix systems.
It also provides support for Secure RPC, and some library functions that It also provides support for Secure RPC, and some library functions that
can be used to perform normal DES encryption. can be used to perform normal DES encryption.
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@menu @menu
* Legal Problems:: This software can get you locked up, or worse. * Legal Problems:: This software can get you locked up, or worse.
* getpass:: Prompting the user for a password. * getpass:: Prompting the user for a password.
* crypt:: A one-way function for UNIX passwords. * crypt:: A one-way function for passwords.
* DES Encryption:: Routines for DES encryption. * DES Encryption:: Routines for DES encryption.
@end menu @end menu