openwall / openwall/john

Incorporate AxCrypt-SHA1 into raw SHA-1 source file.

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maintenance/cleanup
Dominant language
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Description

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked John the Ripper commit and its comment, then locate the raw SHA-1 source file named in the issue. Confirm how AxCrypt-SHA1 is incorporated there and define completion as the requested source integration being present.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cryptography
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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