CONTENTS: descrypt descrypt: glibc-crypt-2.1. descrypt: descrypt: DES-based crypt(). This is only for backwards compatibility -- for descrypt: new installations the MD5-based crypt(), provided with the main GNU descrypt: C library distribution, should be used instead. But, if you are descrypt: running an ISP that already has thousands of passwords in this format, descrypt: switching to MD5 is probably not a viable option. This package must descrypt: be installed after the glibc package, since it replaces a few files. descrypt: descrypt: descrypt: