> testme:$1$hI.ost8u$XZNxiISsD2ZuOrb6/Td3a/:10910:0:99999:7:-1:-1:134537888
>
> then using a simple perl script..I do $passwd = crypyt("testme2","$1");
>
> But the passwd I get is not the same as the one encoded in teh shadow
> file...
That's because crypt() crypts with DES, but you're using MD5 passwords.
The advantage of MD5 passwords is that they're more difficult to
brute-force crack, and they can be longer than 8 characters.
LLaP
bero
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