From: stryder@telenet.be.invalid   
      
   On Saturday 09 June 2012 18:30, Aragorn conveyed the following to   
   alt.os.linux.mandriva...   
      
   > On Saturday 09 June 2012 18:13, Bit Twister conveyed the following to   
   > alt.os.linux.mandriva...   
   >   
   >> Anyone know the system configuration file which defines the hash   
   >> function used to hash/encript the user passwords?   
   >>   
   >> After reading about the LinkedIn crack, I thought I would see about a   
   >> stronger hash.   
   >   
   > As I gather from a recent thread on alt.os.linux.slackware, the file   
   > /etc/shadow contains a numerical string which identifies the algorithm   
   > used.  I believe that MD5 has the numeral 1 (and this is the one used   
   > as the default in most distributions), but SHA128 and SHA512 are also   
   > supported, as is Blowfish in recent systems.   
   >   
   > But that's Slackware, so your mileage may vary.   
      
   Follow-up, here's the Message-ID of the first post in the thread,   
   started by Lew Pitcher.   
      
       news:CJ4Ar.34846$XG.16699@newsfe09.iad   
      
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