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Old 05-29-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Question password encryption

hi,

iam a newbie to linux.
iam using Fedora Core 5
i want to know how it will store the passwords ?
and which encryption method is used for encrypting the passwords ??
any body please clear my doubt !!!

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I recommend you read the information presented by this command in a terminal window (bash shell):
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man 5 passwd
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