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A hashing algorithm hashes.
Stephen Kitt
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How to find the hashing algorithm used to obfuscate passwords?

I have the working password and can see the hash (/etc/passwd). How do I find the hashing algorithm used to hash the password, without manually trying different algorithms until I find a match?

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