That prefix appears to for the modular crypt format (see below) and lets the shadow file use different hashing functions for different passwords. It is not part of the Bcrypt spec, but you should be able to just add it on. Does the password hash correctly otherwise?
https://passlib.readthedocs.io/en/stable/modular_crypt_format.html On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 8:30 AM Mike Flannigan <mikef...@att.net> wrote: > > I hope somebody helps you with this. > > I don't think this will help you. It sounds > like you already know all of this: > https://crackstation.net/hashing-security.htm > > I don't know what $2b$ is. Still trying to > figure that out. > > It looks like Digest::Bcrypt was last updated 3/2017. > I hope it hasn't been abandoned. > > > > Mike > > > > On 8/23/2018 3:00 AM, beginners-digest-h...@perl.org wrote: > > Hello, > > I am not sure if my question is really of beginer level. > > On a system, I have set my password to "t410" and it has ben hashed to: > $2b$10$OQBll77HJqnOR.zqK2jx8ukE6m68Azc7nrsgRdcT6bVfERRmzFV4. > > What could I use with Perl to get the same result? > > I tried Digest::Bcrypt but it does not support $2b$ as far as I can > tell. > > Thanks in advance, > > Olivier > > >
