Index: setup.py =================================================================== --- setup.py (revision 88062) +++ setup.py (working copy) @@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ libs = ['crypt'] else: libs = [] - exts.append( Extension('crypt', ['cryptmodule.c'], libraries=libs) ) + exts.append( Extension('_crypt', ['_cryptmodule.c'], libraries=libs) ) # CSV files exts.append( Extension('_csv', ['_csv.c']) ) Index: Doc/library/crypt.rst =================================================================== --- Doc/library/crypt.rst (revision 88062) +++ Doc/library/crypt.rst (working copy) @@ -15,33 +15,116 @@ This module implements an interface to the :manpage:`crypt(3)` routine, which is a one-way hash function based upon a modified DES algorithm; see the Unix man -page for further details. Possible uses include allowing Python scripts to -accept typed passwords from the user, or attempting to crack Unix passwords with -a dictionary. +page for further details. Possible uses include storing hashed passwords +so you can check passwords without storing the actual password, or attempting +to crack Unix passwords with a dictionary. .. index:: single: crypt(3) -Notice that the behavior of this module depends on the actual implementation of +Notice that the behavior of this module depends on the actual implementation of the :manpage:`crypt(3)` routine in the running system. Therefore, any extensions available on the current implementation will also be available on this module. +Hashing Methods +--------------- -.. function:: crypt(word, salt) +The :mod:`crypt` module defines the list of hashing methods (not all methods +are available on all platforms): - *word* will usually be a user's password as typed at a prompt or in a graphical - interface. *salt* is usually a random two-character string which will be used - to perturb the DES algorithm in one of 4096 ways. The characters in *salt* must - be in the set ``[./a-zA-Z0-9]``. Returns the hashed password as a string, which - will be composed of characters from the same alphabet as the salt (the first two - characters represent the salt itself). +.. data:: METHOD_SHA512 + A Modular Crypt Format method with 16 character salt and 86 character + hash. This is the strongest method. + +.. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. data:: METHOD_SHA256 + + Another Modular Crypt Format method with 16 character salt and 43 + character hash. + +.. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. data:: METHOD_MD5 + + Another Modular Crypt Format method with 8 character salt and 22 + character hash. + +.. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. data:: METHOD_CRYPT + + The traditional method with a 2 character salt and 13 characters of + hash. This is the weakest method. + +.. versionadded:: 3.3 + +Module Functions +---------------- + +The :mod:`crypt` module defines the following functions: + +.. function:: crypt(word, salt=None) + + *word* will usually be a user's password as typed at a prompt or in + a graphical interface. The optional *salt* is either a string as + returned from :func:`mksalt`, one of the ``crypt.METHOD_*`` values + (though not all may be available on all platforms), or a full + encrypted password including salt, as returned by this function. + If *salt* is not provided, the strongest method will be used (as + returned by :func:`methods`. + + Checking a password is usually done by passing the plain-text password + as *word* and the full results of a previous :func:`crypt` call, + which should be the same as the results of this call. + + *salt* (either a random 2 or 16 character string, possibly prefixed with + ``$digit$`` to indicate the method) which will be used to perturb the + encryption algorithm. The characters in *salt* must be in the set + ``[./a-zA-Z0-9]``, with the exception of Modular Crypt Format which + prefixes a ``$digit$``. + + Returns the hashed password as a string, which will be composed of + characters from the same alphabet as the salt. + .. index:: single: crypt(3) Since a few :manpage:`crypt(3)` extensions allow different values, with different sizes in the *salt*, it is recommended to use the full crypted password as salt when checking for a password. +.. versionchanged:: 3.3 + Before version 3.3, *salt* must be specified as a string and cannot + accept ``crypt.METHOD_*`` values (which don't exist anyway). + +.. function:: methods() + + Return a list of available password hashing algorithms, as + ``crypt.METHOD_*`` objects. This list is sorted from strongest to + weakest, and is guaranteed to have at least ``crypt.METHOD_CRYPT``. + +.. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. function:: mksalt(method=None) + + Return a randomly generated salt of the specified method. If no + *method* is given, the strongest method available as returned by + :func:`methods` is used. + + The return value is a string either of 2 characters in length for + ``crypt.METHOD_CRYPT``, or 19 characters starting with ``$digit$`` and + 16 random characters from the set ``[./a-zA-Z0-9]``, suitable for + passing as the *salt* argument to :func:`crypt`. + + NOTE: Multiple calls to this function with the same argument will almost + certainly produce different return values. + +.. versionadded:: 3.3 + +Examples +-------- + A simple example illustrating typical use:: import crypt, getpass, pwd @@ -57,3 +140,11 @@ else: return 1 +To generate a hash of a password using the strongest available method and +check it against the original:: + + import crypt + + hashed = crypt.crypt(plaintext) + if hashed != crypt.crypt(plaintext, hashed): + raise "Hashed version doesn't validate against original" Index: Lib/test/test_crypt.py =================================================================== --- Lib/test/test_crypt.py (revision 88062) +++ Lib/test/test_crypt.py (working copy) @@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ if support.verbose: print('Test encryption: ', c) + def test_salt(self): + self.assertEqual(len(crypt.saltchars), 64) + for method in crypt.methods(): + salt = crypt.mksalt(method) + self.assertEqual(len(salt), + method.salt_chars + (3 if method.ident else 0)) + + def test_saltedcrypt(self): + for method in crypt.methods(): + pw = crypt.crypt('assword', method) + self.assertEqual(len(pw), method.total_size) + pw = crypt.crypt('assword', crypt.mksalt(method)) + self.assertEqual(len(pw), method.total_size) + + def test_methods(self): + self.assertTrue(len(crypt.methods()) > 1) + def test_main(): support.run_unittest(CryptTestCase) Index: Modules/Setup.dist =================================================================== --- Modules/Setup.dist (revision 88062) +++ Modules/Setup.dist (working copy) @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ # # First, look at Setup.config; configure may have set this for you. -#crypt cryptmodule.c # -lcrypt # crypt(3); needs -lcrypt on some systems +#_crypt _cryptmodule.c # -lcrypt # crypt(3); needs -lcrypt on some systems # Some more UNIX dependent modules -- off by default, since these