1Authen::Simple::PassworUds(e3r)Contributed Perl DocumentAauttihoenn::Simple::Password(3)
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NAME

6       Authen::Simple::Password - Simple password checking
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SYNOPSIS

9           if ( Authen::Simple::Password->check( $password, $encrypted ) ) {
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DESCRIPTION

14       Provides a simple way to verify passwords.
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METHODS

17       •   check( $password, $encrypted )
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19           Returns true on success and false on failure.
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SUPPORTED PASSWORD FORMATS

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24           Plaintext
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28           crypt(3)
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34                   MD5-based password algorithm
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38                   MD5-based password algorithm, Apache variant
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40       •   LDAP
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42           •       {CLEARTEXT}
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44                   Plaintext.
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48                   Uses crypt(3)
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52                   MD5 algorithm
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56                   Seeded MD5 algorithm
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60                   SHA-1 algorithm
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64                   Seeded SHA-1 algorithm
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66       •   MD5 algorithm
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68           Encoded as binary, Base64 or hexadecimal.
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70       •   SHA-1 algorithm
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72           Encoded as binary, Base64 or hexadecimal.
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74       •   SHA-2 256 algorithm
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76           Encoded as binary, Base64 or hexadecimal.
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SEE ALSO

79       Authen::Simple
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81       crypt(3).
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AUTHOR

84       Christian Hansen "chansen@cpan.org"
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87       This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it
88       under the same terms as Perl itself.
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