DES_crypt

Compute a traditional Unix DES‐based password hash using a static result buffer (deprecated).

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/des.h>

[[deprecated]]
char*
DES_crypt(
    char const* buf,
    char const* salt);

Warning

Deprecated. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.

Pointer to a static NUL‐terminated hash string, or NULL on error.

Name

Description

buf

Password / passphrase to hash.

salt

Two‐character salt (or longer string whose first two chars are used).

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