Talk:Shadow password

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Should we s/encrypted/hashed ? MD5 or SHA1 aren't encryption.

--Stereo 10:21, 2005 May 2 (UTC)

The encryption used by UNIX systems isn't an encryption in the sense that there is an available decryption. It's a one-way hash which just so happens to use a modified DES encryption to do the work. This isn't relevant to shadowed passwords alone as all UNIX-compatible systems use the same scheme. So ... perhaps a discussion of UNIX-compatible password encryptions belongs somewhere else?

Anyone interested in a history of Linux password shadowing? Would that be a nice addition?

Tall Girl 18:51, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that would be very nice. --Stereo 12:13, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

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