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by TorKlingberg 1618 days ago
It's worth noting that the terminology has changed a bit over time. I.e. the old Unix C function 'crypt' actually does hashing.
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No, it uses an encryption scheme on the password to derive the field in /etc/passwd. It’s one-way (decrypt is not implemented) but it is encryption based on a rotor-design US Army encryption machine. Edit: Navy, not Army