Authen/DecHpwd version 0.01
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Perl module for DEC's password hashing algorithms.
Supports password hashing with the following algorithms
 PURDY Purdy polynomial over salted input 
 PURDY_V Purdy polynomial + variable length username
 PURDY_S PURDY_V + additional bit rotation

The core of this module is based on the hpwd.c code contributed by 
Shawn A. Clifford (sysop@robot.nuceng.ufl.edu)
and included on the DECUS 1996 Utilities

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

  None

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

hpwd.c is derived from hpwd.c by Shawn A. Clifford (sysop@robot.nuceng.ufl.edu)
and included on the DECUS 1996 Utilities
Remainder Copyright (C) 2003 Open System Consultants Pty Ltd

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself. 

