Bug 15571 - Document FIPS compliance and non-POSIX salt changes for crypt.
Summary: Document FIPS compliance and non-POSIX salt changes for crypt.
Status: NEW
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Product: glibc
Classification: Unclassified
Component: manual (show other bugs)
Version: 2.18
: P2 normal
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Reported: 2013-06-04 15:13 UTC by Carlos O'Donell
Modified: 2015-08-23 01:14 UTC (History)
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Description Carlos O'Donell 2013-06-04 15:13:20 UTC 
The glibc documentation for crypt needs to be updated:

* Describe effect of FIPS compliance mode.

* Describe the support salt values.

* Describe what happens if you use a non-POSIX salt.