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| author | Tom Phoenix <rootbeer@teleport.com> | 1997-02-28 13:18:25 -0800 |
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| committer | Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> | 1997-03-01 18:40:49 +1200 |
| commit | 033135fa782fb902eccfa5fabb72b7be2050ba12 (patch) | |
| tree | 203d4a0df916a9f2e909fe77dec2c0d266202be1 | |
| parent | 4b24d6896c46687d9b56b06c0a61d831247ac860 (diff) | |
| download | perl-033135fa782fb902eccfa5fabb72b7be2050ba12.tar.gz | |
Clarify C<crypt> documentation
p5p-msgid: <Pine.GSO.3.95q.970228131112.12357D-100000@kelly.teleport.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perlfunc.pod | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index cf5dd8fef2..b55e1b1ba6 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -606,8 +606,10 @@ extirpated as a potential munition). This can prove useful for checking the password file for lousy passwords, amongst other things. Only the guys wearing white hats should do this. -Note that there is no corresponding decrypt, so this fucntion isn't -all that useful for cryptography. (For that, see your nearby CPAN mirror.) +Note that crypt is intended to be a one-way function, much like breaking +eggs to make an omelette. Thus, there is no (known) corresponding +decrypt function, so this function isn't all that useful for +cryptography. (For that, see your nearby CPAN mirror.) Here's an example that makes sure that whoever runs this program knows their own password: |