Re: Encrypting Passwords

Use the crypt() function with a SALT that starts with $1$ and it should give you the right thing. -Rasmus On Sat, 30 Dec 2000 o.cook@etoncollege.org.uk wrote: > An example line of my /etc/shadow is > > oltest:$1$scWuGnwQ$u11q3QKMB8m4H00U3WJvY1:11318:0:99999:7::: > > The password part of that line being "$1$scWuGnwQ$u11q3QKMB8m4H00U3WJvY1" > > I need to work out how to generate such encrypted passwords from within PHP > itself, for the following reason: > > - I'm writing a PHP shell script that will be run by an admin and will add > users and simultaneously add their details to a database > - I will be using the 'useradd' unix command which takes a "-p" option. > However, the password supplied to -p must be *pre-encrypted* > > The man page for useradd mentions using the crypt C function, but I can't > see how to do that in relation to PHP. > > >From the PHP function manual on crypt "CRYPT_MD5 - MD5 encryption with a > 12-char SALT starting with $1$ " seems to be what I should be looking at, > but after a bit of trouble I still can't get what I want. For starters, how > do I know what to use for salt. What does the unix passwd command use for > salt? > > I hope someone will be able to help me some! > > Thanks very much, > > Ollie > > --- > Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives? > > http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x53D29567 > --- > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >