"encrypted" vs "hashed" in getpwent etc.
Jan Schaumann <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Oct 2023 11:03:26 -0400
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Hello, Every time I end up in the getpwent(3) manual page, I'm annoyed that it talks about the "encrypted" password (pw_passwd). The password isn't encrypted, it is hashed. The same language permeates through other docs (obviously including crypt(3)) and code comments, and I understand it's been around for aeons, but it simply seems as inaccurate. Should this be fixed, or do I just need to accept it? -Jan