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HistoryApr 04, 2013 - 11:51 p.m.

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: py-bcrypt-0.3-1.fc17

2013-04-0423:51:52
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python-bcrypt is a Python wrapper of OpenBSD’s Blowfish password hashing code, as described in β€œA Future-Adaptable Password Scheme” by Niels Provos and David Mazi=C3=A8res. This system hashes passwords using a version of Bruce Schneier’s Blowfish block cipher with modifications designed to raise the cost of off-line password cracking and frustrate fast hardware implementation. The computation cost of the algorithm is parametised, so it can be increased as computers get faster. The intent is to make a compromise of a password database less likely to result in an attacker gaining knowledge of the plaintext passwords (e.g. using John the Ripper).

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Fedora17anypy-bcrypt<Β 0.3UNKNOWN