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@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ distribution.</li><li><a href="#comments_section">Comments</a></li></ul></div>
<dt><code>-C</code></dt>
<dd>This flag is only allowed in combination with <code>-B</code> (bcrypt
encryption). It sets the computing time used for the bcrypt algorithm
- (higher is more secure but slower, default: 5, valid: 4 to 31).</dd>
+ (higher is more secure but slower, default: 5, valid: 4 to 17).</dd>
<dt><code>-d</code></dt>
<dd>Use <code>crypt()</code> encryption for passwords. This is not
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ distribution.</li><li><a href="#comments_section">Comments</a></li></ul></div>
<p>Usernames are limited to <code>255</code> bytes and may not include the
character <code>:</code>.</p>
+
+ <p>The cost of computing a bcrypt password hash value increases
+ with the number of rounds specified by the <code>-C</code> option.
+ The <code>apr-util</code> library enforces a maximum number of
+ rounds of 17 in version <code>1.6.0</code> and later.</p>
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@@ -290,7 +295,7 @@ var comments_identifier = 'http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/programs/htpasswd.
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