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authorEli Collins <elic@assurancetechnologies.com>2011-08-17 13:16:36 -0400
committerEli Collins <elic@assurancetechnologies.com>2011-08-17 13:16:36 -0400
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note about GAE
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@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ version for use in a pre-computed or brute-force search.
However, this design also hampers analysis of the algorithm
for future flaws.
+This algorithm is probably the best choice for Google App Engine,
+as Google's production servers appear to provide native support
+via :mod:`crypt`, which will be used by Passlib.
+
.. note::
References to this algorithm are frequently confused with a raw SHA-512 hash;