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Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org>,
	"Simon L. B. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: Default password hash
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Gleb Kurtsou <gleb.kurtsou@gmail.com> writes:
> In other words, currently there is no benefit in switch default
> algorithm to relatively new crypt_sha512 vs 256-iterations
> crypt_blowfish supported on RELENG_7.

>From a cryptographic point of view, perhaps, but they are both better
than the current default (md5), and all else being equal, I favor the
option that maximises compatibility, i.e. sha512.

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