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Fedora EPEL Update Notification
FEDORA-EPEL-2012-6726
2012-08-16 17:13:14
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Name : py-bcrypt
Product : Fedora EPEL 6
Version : 0.2
Release : 7.el6
URL :
http://www.mindrot.org/projects/py-bcrypt/
Summary : Python bindings for OpenBSD's Blowfish password hashing code
Description :
python-bcrypt is a Python wrapper of OpenBSD's Blowfish password hashing
code, as described in "A Future-Adaptable Password Scheme" by Niels
Provos and David Mazières.
This system hashes passwords using a version of Bruce Schneier's Blowfish
block cipher with modifications designed to raise the cost of off-line
password cracking and frustrate fast hardware implementation. The
computation cost of the algorithm is parametised, so it can be increased
as computers get faster. The intent is to make a compromise of a password
database less likely to result in an attacker gaining knowledge of the
plaintext passwords (e.g. using John the Ripper).
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Update Information:
First EL-6 build.
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #611454 - Review Request: py-bcrypt - Python bindings for OpenBSD's
Blowfish password hashing code
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=611454
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update programs. Use
su -c 'yum update py-bcrypt' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
All packages are signed with the Fedora EPEL GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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