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[include common/trf_version.inc]
[manpage_begin md5crypt n [vset trf_version]]
[titledesc "Password hashing based on \"md5\""]
[include common/trf_header.inc]
[description]

The command [cmd md5crypt] is for the encryption of passwords and uses
[term md5] as hash algorithm. An alternative command for the same
function, but based on the older [syscmd crypt(3)] hash function is
[cmd crypt].

[para]

[list_begin definitions]
[call [cmd md5crypt] [arg password] [arg salt]]

Encrypts the [arg password] using the specified [arg salt] and returns
the generated hash value as the result of the command.

[list_end]

[see_also trf-intro crypt]
[keywords crypt password md5 {message digest} mac hashing hash authentication]
[manpage_end]