Early 1990s: BSDi configurable iteration count BSDi BSD/OS extends DES-based crypt(3) with proper support for long passwords, configurable iteration count stored along with each hash (the "J9.." below corresponds to 725 iterations), and 24-bit salt _J9..saltLSQbyJrHIZg HP-UX, OSF/1, Digital Unix bigcrypt: poor attempt to fix crypt16 Still possible to crack the 8-character "halves" separately y3hOhMyjWl8ZgRrZfS5BcgqE winniethepooh