Int. Sys V crypt() algorithm

[Steve Dyer]

AT&T produced a new encrypt() algorithm for their "international version"
of System V which provides encryption only.  Does anyone know what
algorithm is used in this new scheme, in comparison to the almost-but-not-
quite DES algorithm used in earlier versions of UNIX?  The issue here is
that many of our customer sites have deemed the older DES-based password
encryption "adequate", but are unprepared to accept the new AT&T algorithm
without some background on what it is and how it differs from the old one.

Is the new algorithm still based on DES?
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/Steve Dyer
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