From: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH docs 1/2] pveum: document that the pve realm now uses yescrypt
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 14:27:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261009122729.178682-3-s.sterz@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261009122729.178682-2-s.sterz@proxmox.com>
this has been the case for over a year already [1], but the
documentation was never updated. it came up as part of an internal
process where this discrepancy caused a misunderstanding.
[1]: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-common.git;a=commit;h=6cbbb1863d
Signed-off-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
---
pveum.adoc | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pveum.adoc b/pveum.adoc
index d089cb6..53cb992 100644
--- a/pveum.adoc
+++ b/pveum.adoc
@@ -147,11 +147,12 @@ these users to log in via their system username and password.
{pve} Authentication Server::
This is a Unix-like password store, which stores hashed passwords in
-`/etc/pve/priv/shadow.cfg`. Passwords are hashed using the SHA-256 hashing
-algorithm. This is the most convenient realm for small-scale (or even
-mid-scale) installations, where users do not need access to anything outside of
-{pve}. In this case, users are fully managed by {pve} and are able to change
-their own passwords via the GUI.
+`/etc/pve/priv/shadow.cfg`. Passwords are hashed and salted using the yescrypt
+algorithm footnote:[yescrypt https://www.openwall.com/yescrypt/]. It provides
+strong protections against offline password cracking attempts. This realm is the
+most convenient realm for small-scale (or even mid-scale) installations, where
+users do not need access to anything outside of {pve}. In this case, users are
+fully managed by {pve} and are able to change their own passwords via the GUI.
LDAP::
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-09 12:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-09 12:27 [PATCH docs 0/2] update documentation to show that yescrypt is used Shannon Sterz
2026-10-09 12:27 ` Shannon Sterz [this message]
2026-10-09 12:27 ` [PATCH docs 2/2] pveum: note that passwords set with old versions may use insecure hashes Shannon Sterz
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