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Commit 11a07153 authored by Kurt Zeilenga's avatar Kurt Zeilenga
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Add some clarification as to what hash algorithms are used

with each password-hash scheme.
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.BR {CLEARTEXT} .
The default is
.BR {SSHA} .
Note that
.TP
.B {SHA}
and
.B {SSHA}
use the SHA-1 algorithm (FIPS 160-1), the latter with a seed.
.TP
.B {MD5}
and
.B {SMD5}
use the MD5 algorithm (RFC 1321), the latter with a seed.
.TP
.B {CRYPT}
uses the
.BR crypt (3).
.TP
.B {CLEARTEXT}
indicates that the new password should be
added to userPassword as clear text.
Also, note that this option does not alter the normal user applications
.TP
Note that this option does not alter the normal user applications
handling of userPassword during LDAP Add, Modify, or other LDAP operations.
.TP
.B password\-crypt\-salt\-format <format>
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......@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ be specified:
The default is
.IR {SSHA} .
.TP
.B {SHA}
and
.B {SSHA}
use the SHA-1 algorithm (FIPS 160-1), the latter with a seed.
.TP
.B {MD5}
and
.B {SMD5}
use the MD5 algorithm (RFC 1321), the latter with a seed.
.TP
.B {CRYPT}
uses the
.BR crypt (3).
.TP
.B {CLEARTEXT}
indicates that the new password should be added to userPassword as
clear text.
.TP
.BI \-c " crypt-salt-format"
Specify the format of the salt passed to
.BR crypt (3)
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