Because it's a replacement for crypt(3C)? Note that md5_crypt() does not perform an single md5 hash of its input.
/ Henrik Grubbström (Lysator)
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2004-03-08 17:55: Subject: Re: Crypto.crypt_md5();
If you're changing the name, why not call it hash instead of crypt? I mean, md5 is not encryption so it's illogical to include it in the function name.
/ David Hedbor