Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:12:28 GMT From: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 2666a5d12e - main - handbook: Add new crypt formats, and a pointer to futureproof this. Message-ID: <202106141312.15EDCSTk086986@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by ceri: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=2666a5d12ec2654b8730a45a17dba2d48fdb5664 commit 2666a5d12ec2654b8730a45a17dba2d48fdb5664 Author: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2021-06-14 13:10:59 +0000 Commit: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2021-06-14 13:11:48 +0000 handbook: Add new crypt formats, and a pointer to futureproof this. --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc index 14a9e888b2..1100c915eb 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc @@ -1238,8 +1238,9 @@ default:\ [Further entries elided] .... -In this example, the system is using the DES format. -Other possible values are `blf` for Blowfish and `md5` for MD5 encrypted passwords. +In this example, the system is using the DES format for password hashing. +Other possible values include `blf` for Blowfish, `md5` for MD5, `sha256` and `sha512` for SHA-256 and SHA-512 respectively. +For more information and the up to date list of what is available on your system, consult the man:crypt[3] manpage. If the format on a host needs to be edited to match the one being used in the NIS domain, the login capability database must be rebuilt after saving the change:
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