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SubjectRe: password encryption
On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, ywlee wrote:

> hi,
>
> how do I implement a encryption algorithm for a password in C?
> I'm writing this code in Linux. I have tried to use the crypt()
> function from unistd.h but I cannot compile because of undefined
> reference. Please help. :)
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See attached code to generate encrypted passwd's. It should generalize
well enough.

rgb

Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/
Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305
Durham, N.C. 27708-0305
Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb@phy.duke.edu

#%< Snip Snip Snip ====================================================

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

static char rcs_id[]="$Id: makepw.c,v 1.1.1.1 1998/10/15 05:46:33 rgb Exp $ (Robert G. Brown)";

char *crypt();

main(argc, argv)
int argc;
char **argv;
{
char *s,passwd[128],salt[8];
unsigned long i,iterations;

if(argc != 3) {
fprintf(stderr, "usage: makepw passwd salt\n");
exit(1);
}
argv++;
sprintf(passwd,"%s",*argv);
/* Truncate passwd at eight characters on general principles.*/
passwd[8] = 0;
argv++;
sprintf(salt,"%s",*argv);
/* Truncate salt at two characters, ditto. */
salt[2] = 0;
s=crypt(passwd,salt);
printf("%s\n",s);
exit(0);
}



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