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Bug #11240 Crypt works only with the first 8 chars
Submitted: 2001-06-01 10:21 UTC Modified: 2001-06-01 11:44 UTC
From: greg at jalix dot org Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: *Encryption and hash functions
PHP Version: 4.0.5 OS: Linux 2.2.19
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-06-01 10:21 UTC] greg at jalix dot org 
The crypt function only crypt the first 8 chars of the string.
I have tested it only with the Standard DES encryption with a 2-char salt.

For example :
  crypt('mypasswd', 'Xz')
  crypt('mypasswdblah', 'Xz')
will produce the same string

This is not specified in the doc, and this is not the normal behaviour
of the Linux crypt function...
But unfortunately, if you correct this, some old crypted string will
not match with the new (and correct) encryption.

So, do you know this bug, and what are you planing ?

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 [2001-06-01 11:44 UTC] sniper@php.net 
This is exactly the normal behaviour of Linux crypt()
if you pass it a 2 char salt.

Try with MD5. That will work on longer strings than 8 chars.

--Jani

crypt/DES is 56 (7 ASCII bits * 8) bits based..
 
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