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From: switzel@gwdu19.gwdg.de (Stefan Witzel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Q: MD5 routine available?
Date: 1 Dec 1995 12:07:54 GMT
Organization: GWDG, Goettingen
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In FreeBSD (non-US version) the passwords are encrypted by MD5. Is there
this routine available for using it in my own programs? I looked at the
MD5 man page without any result.

Thanks in advance.

Stefan Witzel                                        email: switzel@gwdg.de
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