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More information about dummy hash choice vs NULL
authorJoe Nelson <joe@begriffs.com>
Wed, 1 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000 (00:00 -0600)
committerJoe Nelson <joe@begriffs.com>
Wed, 1 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000 (00:00 -0600)
commitaf43eaedd3b0171675ad9d75f0a15f7c265d80da
treed719b1220acf1cd6ab52cefaaa026c3a51ac7048
parentb055a96054acd4e89547290db9e95fe4f2c2896c
More information about dummy hash choice vs NULL

crypt_checkpass(3) claims

    If the hash is NULL, authentication will always fail, but a
    default amount of work is performed to simulate the hashing
    operation.

but I saw a measureable speed difference with NULL.
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