add support for OpenSSH's bcrypt variant?
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Description
Description
Per https://phpseclib.com/docs/bcrypt I gather OpenSSH uses a non-standard version of bcrypt with its encrypted keys. Maybe PHP's password_hash() method could be updated to support this?
I'll concede that it's relatively obscure but hash() supports rather obscure algorithms as well.
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Research direction
Start with PHP's password_hash() implementation and compare its supported bcrypt behavior with the OpenSSH variant described in the linked phpseclib documentation. Review how hash() handles algorithm support and define compatibility requirements; done means password_hash() can correctly handle the OpenSSH bcrypt variant without regressing existing behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, php
- Domain
- cryptography, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100