Bug 230088 - sha512(3) et al man page doesn't mention the rounds= parameter for the salt.
Summary: sha512(3) et al man page doesn't mention the rounds= parameter for the salt.
Status: New
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Manual Pages (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody)
URL:
Keywords: easy, needs-patch
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Reported: 2018-07-27 16:02 UTC by Larry Rosenman
Modified: 2021-09-30 13:40 UTC (History)
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Description Larry Rosenman freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2018-07-27 16:02:02 UTC 
In doing research on a crypt issue I had at my day job, I noted that our manpage for sha512, et al, doesn't mention the rounds= parameter, so I was curious if we supported it.  It turns out we do.

Can someone with mandoc fu update the man page?
Comment 1 Allan Jude freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2018-07-27 22:57:45 UTC 
The correct man page to add this information to is crypt(3)

The sha512(3) man page is about the hashing algorithm, not the password hashing system.

It may be worth adding a note to sha256(3) and sha512(3) pointing reads to the correct place if they do end up in the wrong place.


See Also: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182518
Comment 2 Larry Rosenman freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2019-02-05 18:32:02 UTC 
Any news/progress?
Comment 3 Felix Johnson freebsd_triage 2021-09-30 13:40:16 UTC 
I would be happy to update the man page, once bug #182518 is closed.
If that bug is only open due to this bug, let me know. :)