From 414b489ab899e7b4e89a84119e596355e221fdd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: guest Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 07:56:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] none --- AFSLore/StringToKey.mdwn | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/AFSLore/StringToKey.mdwn b/AFSLore/StringToKey.mdwn index d0cd774..cc571a8 100644 --- a/AFSLore/StringToKey.mdwn +++ b/AFSLore/StringToKey.mdwn @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ The function that maps a password to an encryptio key is called [[StringToKey]]. The AFS standard one uses the realm name as a salt. The MIT standard is different from this and there were changes between v4 and v5 as well, I think. -- [[TedAnderson]] - 23 Jan 2002 + +The MIT v5 [[StringToKey]] uses the same underlying algorithm as the v4 [[StringToKey]], but adds a salt based on the principal name. -- 1.9.4