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@@ -372,7 +372,11 @@ class _CommonFile(object):
#=========================================================
# FIXME: apr_md5_crypt technically the default only for windows, netware and tpf.
-# TODO: find out if htpasswd's "crypt" mode is crypt *call* or just des_crypt implementation.
+# TODO: find out if htpasswd's "crypt" mode is a crypt() *call* or just des_crypt implementation.
+# if the former, we can support anything supported by passlib.hosts.host_context,
+# allowing more secure hashes than apr_md5_crypt to be used.
+# could perhaps add this behavior as an option to the constructor.
+# c.f. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/programs/htpasswd.html
htpasswd_context = CryptContext([
"apr_md5_crypt", # man page notes supported everywhere, default on Windows, Netware, TPF
"des_crypt", # man page notes server does NOT support this on Windows, Netware, TPF