https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=274044
Bug ID: 274044
Summary: FreeBSD Handbook: crypt(3) algorithms: Handbook
consistency with the manual page
Product: Documentation
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any
URL: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=crypt&sektio
n=3&manpath=freebsd-release
OS: Any
Status: New
Keywords: needs-patch
Severity: Affects Some People
Priority: ---
Component: Books & Articles
Assignee: d...@freebsd.org
Reporter: grahamper...@gmail.com
<https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/book/#security-passwords>
<https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/blob/main/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc#23-password-hashes>:
> … FreeBSD supports the DES, MD5, SHA256, SHA512, and Blowfish hash algorithms
> in its crypt() library. …
<https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/book/#_password_formats>
<https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/blob/main/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc#49-password-formats>:
> … DES format for password hashing. Other possible values include
> blf for Blowfish, md5 for MD5, sha256 and sha512 for SHA-256 and
> SHA-512 respectively. For more information and the up to date list of
> what is available on your system, consult the man:crypt[3] manpage. …
<https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=crypt&sektion=3&manpath=freebsd-release#DESCRIPTION>
describes a supported algorithm that is not mentioned in the Handbook:
NT-Hash
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