Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 19:14:37 +0200 From: Ruslan Shevchenko <Ruslan@Shevchenko.kiev.ua> To: Fred Isler <fred_isler@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Crypt, or no Crypt? Message-ID: <34E873FB.2849FE5A@Shevchenko.kiev.ua> References: <19980217143058.9105.rocketmail@send1b.yahoomail.com>
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Fred Isler wrote: > Hello.... > > I've come across a situation on my web site (attempting to run Matthew > Wright's WWWBoard 2.0a message board script) which requires the > crypt() function, but I've learned that, to my knowledge, FreeBSD > doesn't include that function. It's certainly not on "my" web server, > Hm, how FreeBSD password protection work ? You must link you programs with -lcrypt to use it. If you need DES support (default is md5), you can get ebonus distribution from freebsd-internat > which has the following specifications: > > Pentium II 300Mhz, 128mb RAM > FreeBSD 2.1.7.1 and Apache 1.2.4 > > Am I correct when I say that crypt() is not/will not be incorporated > into my (or any) version of FreeBSD? Would you have a decent > alternative suggestion? In this case, it'd be called from a cgi > script, and used to password protect the functionality of the > cgi-built admin page for my messageboard. I've enjoyed using htpasswd > to "protect" directories on my site, but I'm not sure it applies here... > > Any light you can shed on this subject will be greatly appreciated. > > Fred Isler > > == > --- > W. Fredric Isler > fred_isler@yahoo.com > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- @= //RSSH mailto:Ruslan@Shevchenko.Kiev.UA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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