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========================== The Passlib Python Library

Welcome

Passlib is a password hashing library for Python 2 & 3, which provides cross-platform implementations of over 30 password hashing algorithms, as well as a framework for managing existing password hashes. It's designed to be useful for a wide range of tasks, from verifying a hash found in /etc/shadow, to providing full-strength password hashing for multi-user application.

The latest documentation can be found online at <http://packages.python.org/passlib>_.

Requirements

• Python 2.5 - 2.7 or Python 3.x
• py-bcrypt or bcryptor (optional; required only if bcrypt support is needed)
• M2Crypto (optional; accelerates PBKDF2-based hashes)

Installation

To install from source using setup.py::

python setup.py install

For more detailed installation & testing instructions, see "docs/install.rst"

Online Resources

• Homepage - http://passlib.googlecode.com

• Docs - http://packages.python.org/passlib

• Discussion - http://groups.google.com/group/passlib-users

• PyPI - http://pypi.python.org/pypi/passlib

• Downloads - http://code.google.com/p/passlib/downloads

• Source - http://code.google.com/p/passlib/source