Re: more questions regarding password hashes

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Brandon McCombs wrote:
> I actually read the manpage this time on password-crypt-salt-format but 
> still have some questions.  It seems that only one salt format can be 

> One last question, if a salt is used with MD5 for example, is the 
> password's hash prefixed with {SMD5} or is {MD5} still used?
>
> All these hashes are confusing so I'm trying to get things clear in my 
> head.

No. No salt is used with MD5 or SHA. The salt that is used with SMD5 or SSHA 
is generated randomly. The password-crypt-salt-format only applies to crypt, 
just as it's documented.
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