[#DES_crypt]
= DES_crypt
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Compute a traditional Unix DES‐based password hash using a static result buffer (deprecated).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/des.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
[[deprecated]]
char*
DES_crypt(
    char const* buf,
    char const* salt);
----

[WARNING]
====
https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/deprecated[Deprecated^]. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.
====
== Return Value

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

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *buf*
| Password / passphrase to hash.
| *salt*
| Two‐character salt (or longer string whose first two chars are used).
|===


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