-# $OpenBSD: passwd.conf,v 1.3 1997/03/27 00:07:14 provos Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: passwd.conf,v 1.4 1997/03/27 23:09:13 deraadt Exp $
#
# Passwd configuration file
#
# Possible options are at the moment:
# localcipher, ypcipher
# they can take values of
-# old - old unix style salt of 12bit
+# old - old unix style salt of 12bit (YP compatible)
# newsalt - DES hash with salt of 64 bit
-# md5 - MD5 hashing algorithmus
+# md5 - MD5 hashing algorithm
# blowfish,x - Blowfish cipher, x is number of rounds
-# 128 bit salt, 4 rounds are min, 31 max
+# 128 bit salt, 4 rounds are min, 31 max (BEST!)
default:
localcipher=old