Re: Re: Crypt salts not random.. (fwd)
| From: | Boian Bonev | Date: | Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:20:15 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: Crypt salts not random.. (fwd) | ||
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hi,
> >That only really works for forking webservers, does it not? Another
> >alternative
> >would be to use microseconds...
>
> Yeah we could use microseconds but are they available on all platforms?
> In any case, on non-forking servers we can use thread id.
if it is a threading server then why not make crypt's salt seed global... at
least there is no wat to generate two equal salts with it.
btw, in real life when one needs security he will generate the salt himself
b.