shadow: shadow (shadow password suite) shadow: shadow: This set of login related programs utilizes an alternate, non-readable shadow: file to contain the actual encrypted passwords. This is presumed to shadow: increase system security by increasing the difficulty with which shadow: system crackers obtain encrypted passwords. It was written by shadow: Julianne Frances Haugh and the Linux port is maintained by Tomasz shadow: Kloczko. shadow: shadow: This package provides 'login', which is needed to log into the system. shadow: