Comment 5 for bug 1349252

On 28 July 2014 15:02, Dan Quade <email address hidden> wrote:
> Using sha-crypt is not a solution. Certain apps are built to use
> crypt(3) only and thus lack Blowfish support. You have 1 day to reopen
> this bug or I will make a new one.
>

In Ubuntu, we typically do not deviate from our upstreams and there
doesn't seem to be a compelling reason to do so here. Thus, consider
filing bug reports / request for Blowfish inclusion upstream and/or to
Debian package maintainers. Once blowfish is accepted in either of
those, such support would also tickle down to Ubuntu.

As to certain apps, they do know that crypt(3) on Linux does not
provide Blowfish thus if blowfish is required there is plenty of
crypto libraries in Ubuntu that provide Blowfish. For example, php
ships it's own implementations and provides Blowfish crypt support and
etc. So, what apps are you concerned about? and how are they broken on
Ubuntu? we can certainly fix those packages.

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Regards,

Dimitri.