Re: Password salt

[Alberto Fuentes <alberto.fuentes@qindel.com>]

On 06/08/2012 11:05 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
> On 6/8/12 12:02 PM, Alberto Fuentes wrote:
> > On 06/08/2012 10:57 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
> > > The hashed password + salt is stored in /etc/shadow.  Where is the
> > > actual password salt for Debian stored?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > /Lars
> >
> >  From what i see, the password salt is different for each password... so
> > i guess its different each time a password is generated. It makes sense
> > since its saved along the password itself, so its more secure than
> > having a single salt, at no extra cost
> >
> > greets!
> > aL
>
> Yes, I understand that the salt is different and random for each
> password, but how is it stored so that the hash can be used for
> authentication?  Sorry for the dumb questions.
>
> Regards,
> /Lars

Oh, i misunderstand your question.

Well, as i understand it it, the password has 3 parts, differenced with a $.
$ the kind of hash $ salt $ hash