/etc/shadow question

[Derek Atkins]

probably md5..  

-derek

David Kramer <david at thekramers.net> writes:

> The passwords in my /etc/shadow file do not seem to be stored in crypt 
> format.  They have illegal characters, and all seem to start with '$1'.
> 
> Here is my /etc/shadow line with some letters changed to ! for safety:
>   david:$1$bWpHhIv0$WQmj4j9.!LF!!!KrSX7Ap0:11412:0:99999:7:::
> 
> How can I tell what algorithm is being used, and what tools can I use 
> similar to crypt to test passwords?
> 
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