Table Of Contents

• Front Page
  • Welcome
  • Content Summary
    • Introductory Materials
    • Password Hashing Algorithms
    • CryptContext Objects
    • Application Helpers
    • Other Documents
  • Online Resources
• Installation
  • Supported Platforms
  • Optional Libraries
  • Installation Instructions
  • Testing
  • Building the Documentation
• Library Overview
  • Password Hashes
  • Password Contexts
  • Application Helpers
  • Utility Functions
• New Application Quickstart Guide
  • Really Quick Start
  • Choosing a Hash
    • Detailed Comparison of Choices
      • BCrypt
      • SHA512-Crypt
      • PBKDF2
      • What about SCrypt?
  • Creating and Using a CryptContext
• passlib.hash - Password Hashing Schemes
  • Overview
  • Usage
    • Password Hash Interface
      • Overview
      • Usage Examples
      • Primary Methods
      • Crypt Methods
      • Support Methods
      • Informational Attributes
      • Choosing the right rounds value
  • Unix & “Modular Crypt” Hashes
    • Archaic Unix Schemes
      • passlib.hash.des_crypt - DES Crypt
      • passlib.hash.bsdi_crypt - BSDi Crypt
      • passlib.hash.bigcrypt - BigCrypt
      • passlib.hash.crypt16 - Crypt16
    • Standard Unix Schemes
      • passlib.hash.md5_crypt - MD5 Crypt
      • passlib.hash.bcrypt - BCrypt
      • passlib.hash.sha1_crypt - SHA-1 Crypt
      • passlib.hash.sun_md5_crypt - Sun MD5 Crypt
      • passlib.hash.sha256_crypt - SHA-256 Crypt
      • passlib.hash.sha512_crypt - SHA-512 Crypt
    • Other Modular Crypt Schemes
      • passlib.hash.apr_md5_crypt - Apache’s MD5-Crypt variant
      • passlib.hash.phpass - PHPass’ Portable Hash
      • passlib.hash.pbkdf2_digest - Generic PBKDF2 Hashes
      • passlib.hash.cta_pbkdf2_sha1 - Cryptacular’s PBKDF2 hash
      • passlib.hash.dlitz_pbkdf2_sha1 - Dwayne Litzenberger’s PBKDF2 hash
      • passlib.hash.scram - SCRAM Hash
      • passlib.hash.unix_disabled - Unix Disabled Account Helper
  • LDAP / RFC2307 Hashes
    • Standard LDAP Schemes
      • passlib.hash.ldap_crypt - LDAP crypt() Wrappers
    • Non-Standard LDAP Schemes
      • passlib.hash.ldap_pbkdf2_digest - Generic PBKDF2 Hashes
      • passlib.hash.atlassian_pbkdf2_sha1 - Atlassian’s PBKDF2-based Hash
      • passlib.hash.fshp - Fairly Secure Hashed Password
  • SQL Database Hashes
    • passlib.hash.mssql2000 - MS SQL 2000 password hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
    • passlib.hash.mssql2005 - MS SQL 2005 password hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
    • passlib.hash.mysql323 - MySQL 3.2.3 password hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
    • passlib.hash.mysql41 - MySQL 4.1 password hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
    • passlib.hash.postgres_md5 - PostgreSQL MD5 password hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
    • passlib.hash.oracle10 - Oracle 10g password hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
      • Deviations
    • passlib.hash.oracle11 - Oracle 11g password hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Deviations
  • MS Windows Hashes
    • passlib.hash.lmhash - LanManager Hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
      • Deviations
    • passlib.hash.nthash - Windows’ NT-HASH
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • FreeBSD Variant
      • Security Issues
    • passlib.hash.msdcc - Windows’ Domain Cached Credentials
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
    • passlib.hash.msdcc2 - Windows’ Domain Cached Credentials v2
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
      • Deviations
  • Other Hashes
    • passlib.hash.cisco_pix - Cisco PIX hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Security Issues
      • Deviations
    • passlib.hash.cisco_type7 - Cisco “Type 7” hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
      • Deviations
    • passlib.hash.django_digest - Django-specific Hashes
      • Django 1.4 Hashes
      • Django 1.0 Hashes
      • Des Crypt Wrapper
      • Other Hashes
    • passlib.hash.grub_pbkdf2_sha512 - Grub’s PBKDF2 Hash
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
    • passlib.hash.hex_digest - Generic Hexdecimal Digests
      • Interface
      • Format & Algorithm
    • passlib.hash.plaintext - Plaintext
      • Interface
• passlib.context - CryptContext Overview & Tutorial
  • Overview
  • Tutorial / Walkthrough
    • Basic Usage
    • Using Default Settings
    • Loading & Saving a CryptContext
    • Deprecation & Hash Migration
      • Deprecating Algorithms
      • Integrating Hash Migration
      • Settings Rounds Limitations
  • Full Integration Example
    • Policy Configuration File
    • Initializing the CryptContext
    • Encrypting New Passwords
    • Verifying & Migrating Existing Passwords
• passlib.context - CryptContext Reference
  • The CryptContext Class
    • Constructor Keywords
      • Context Options
      • Algorithm Options
      • Global Algorithm Options
      • User Categories
    • Primary Methods
      • “crypt”-style methods
    • Hash Migration
    • Alternate Constructors
    • Changing the Configuration
    • Examining the Configuration
    • Saving the Configuration
    • Configuration Errors
  • Other Helpers
  • The CryptPolicy Class (deprecated)
• passlib.apps - Helpers for various applications
  • Usage Example
  • Django
  • LDAP
  • MySQL
  • PHPass
  • PostgreSQL
  • Roundup
  • Custom Applications
• passlib.hosts - OS Password Handling
  • Usage Example
  • Unix Password Hashes
    • Predefined Contexts
    • Current Host OS
• passlib.apache - Apache Password Files
  • Htpasswd Files
  • Htdigest Files
• passlib.ext.django - Django Password Hashing Plugin
  • Installation
  • Configuration
  • Module Contents
• passlib.exc - exceptions and warnings raised by Passlib
  • Exceptions
  • Warnings
    • Minor Warnings
    • Critical Warnings
• passlib.registry - Password Handler Registry
  • Interface
  • Usage
• passlib.utils - Helper Functions
  • Constants
  • Unicode Helpers
  • Bytes Helpers
  • Encoding Helpers
  • Base64 Encoding
    • Base64Engine Class
    • Common Character Maps
    • Predefined Instances
    • Other
  • Randomness
  • Interface Tests
  • Submodules
    • passlib.utils.handlers - Framework for writing password hashes
      • Implementing Custom Handlers
      • The GenericHandler Class
      • The StaticHandler class
      • Other Constructors
      • Testing Hash Handlers
    • passlib.utils.des - DES routines
    • passlib.utils.pbkdf2 - PBKDF2 key derivation algorithm
      • PKCS#5 Key Derivation Functions
      • Helper Functions
• Modular Crypt Format
  • History
  • Requirements
  • Identifiers & Platform Support
    • OS Defined Hashes
    • Additional Platforms
    • Application-Defined Hashes
• Release History
  • 1.6.1 (2012-08-02)
  • 1.6 (2012-05-01)
    • Overview
      • Deprecated APIs
    • New Hashes
    • Existing Hashes
    • CryptContext
    • Other Modules
    • Bugfixes
    • Internal Changes
  • 1.5.3 (2011-10-08)
  • 1.5.2 (2011-09-19)
  • 1.5.1 (2011-08-17)
  • 1.5 (2011-07-11)
    • Hashes
    • CryptContext
    • Documentation
    • Internal Changes
  • 1.4 (2011-05-04)
    • Hashes
    • CryptContext
    • Documentation
    • Internals
    • Other
  • 1.3.1 (2011-03-28)
  • 1.3 (2011-03-25)
  • 1.2 (2011-01-06)
  • 1.0 (2009-12-11)
  • 0.5 (2008-05-10)
• Copyrights & Licenses
  • License for Passlib
  • Licenses for incorporated software
    • MD5-Crypt
    • DES
    • jBCrypt

• General Index
• Module List