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Mention that you can use Blowfish for password encryption.

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<qandaentry>
<question id="password-encryption">
<para>Should I use DES passwords, or MD5, and how do I specify
<para>Should I use DES, Blowfish, or MD5 passwords and how do I specify
which form my users receive?</para>
</question>
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less secure password format (they are available if you choose
to install the <quote>crypto</quote> distribution in
sysinstall, or by installing the crypto sources if building
from source). Which password format to use for new passwords is
from source). Installing the crypto libraries will also allow you
to use the Blowfish password format, which is more secure.
Which password format to use for new passwords is
controlled by the <quote>passwd_format</quote> login capability
in <filename>/etc/login.conf</filename>, which takes values of
either <quote>des</quote> (if available) or <quote>md5</quote>.
<quote>des</quote>, <quote>blf</quote> (if these are available) or <quote>md5</quote>.
See the &man.login.conf.5; manual page for more information about login
capabilities.</para>
</answer>