If anyone else is wondering I ended up using the JCrypt class from http://locutus.kingwoodcable.com/jfd/crypt.html
-- Chris Liles > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joshua Slive > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:52 AM > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mod_authn_dbd encrypted password?! > > On 6/27/06, Chris Liles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After looking at the perl script suggested by Joshua, I see that I can > use crypt(), so I tested and it works. Of course postgres doesn't have a > crypt() function :( I really want to be able to just insert in the > database like crypt('plaintext') and have postgres handle the hashing. Is > there a way in the config to change the auth module to expect a md5 hash > instead of a crypt, or even plaintext? > > No. There is an md5-based algorithm available, but it requires use of > a salt and a special apache-specific marker. You can't just md5-has > the password. > > I don't know much about postgres, but to hash passwords you're either > going to need a language that can reproduce the algorithms used by > apache (as in the examples I sent you), or you're going to need to > call an external program to generate the hashes as Nick suggests. > > Joshua. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
