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From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
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Subject: Re: Dual-personality crypt(3)!!
To: mark@grondar.za (Mark Murray)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 08:37:59 -0600 (CST)
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In-Reply-To: <199511121354.PAA01842@grumble.grondar.za> from "Mark Murray" at Nov 12, 95 03:54:46 pm
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> Hi
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> I have modified the DES crypt(3) to do an MD5 (exportable-style
> "encryption" if the first three characters are "$1$". (Someone (PHK?)
> gave me the idea _ages_ ago.) This will allow folks to upgrade their
> machines to DES encryption without having to fix all the user passwords
> in master.passwd.
> 
> If you want to test it - I'll give you a copy. I am testing it myself,
> and will commit it in a day or two if no-one objects?

This is very useful; I did it myself once.  While it is just a little work
to do, it would be oh-so-much-nicer to have it as part of the system by
default..

... JG