xcrypt(3)

1XCRYPT(3)                  Library Functions Manual                  XCRYPT(3)
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NAME

6       xencrypt, xdecrypt, passwd2des - RFS password encryption
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LIBRARY

9       Standard C library (libc, -lc)
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SYNOPSIS

12       #include <rpc/des_crypt.h>
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14       void passwd2des(char *passwd, char *key);
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16       int xencrypt(char *secret, char *passwd);
17       int xdecrypt(char *secret, char *passwd);
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DESCRIPTION

20       WARNING:  Do  not use these functions in new code.  They do not achieve
21       any type of acceptable cryptographic security guarantees.
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23       The function passwd2des() takes a character string passwd of  arbitrary
24       length  and  fills a character array key of length 8.  The array key is
25       suitable for use as DES key.  It has odd parity set in bit  0  of  each
26       byte.   Both  other  functions described here use this function to turn
27       their argument passwd into a DES key.
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29       The xencrypt() function takes the ASCII character string  secret  given
30       in  hex, which must have a length that is a multiple of 16, encrypts it
31       using the DES key derived from passwd by passwd2des(), and outputs  the
32       result again in secret as a hex string of the same length.
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34       The xdecrypt() function performs the converse operation.
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RETURN VALUE

37       The  functions  xencrypt()  and xdecrypt() return 1 on success and 0 on
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ATTRIBUTES

41       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
42       tributes(7).
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44       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
45       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
46       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
47       │passwd2des(), xencrypt(), xdecrypt()        │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
48       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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VERSIONS

51       These functions are available since glibc 2.1.
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BUGS

54       The prototypes are missing from the abovementioned include file.
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