crypt#

Synopsis#

#include <unistd.h>

char *crypt(const char *key, const char *salt);

Status#

Partially implemented

Conformance#

IEEE Std 1003.1-2017

Description#

The crypt() function is a string encoding function. The algorithm is implementation-defined.

The key argument points to a string to be encoded. The salt argument shall be a string of at least two bytes in length not including the null character chosen from the set:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . /

The first two bytes of this string may be used to perturb the encoding algorithm.

The return value of crypt() points to static data that is overwritten by each call.

The crypt() function need not be thread-safe.

Return value#

Upon successful completion, crypt() shall return a pointer to the encoded string. The first two bytes of the returned value shall be those of the salt argument. Otherwise, it shall return a null pointer and set errno to indicate the error.

Errors#

The crypt() function shall fail if:

ENOSYS - The functionality is not supported in this implementation.

Tests#

Untested

Known bugs#

None