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Encrypting password



hi there,
 
I read the man pages of slapd.conf and they recommend encrypting the root password with
SHA, MD5 or CRYPT instead of cleartext password).
 
Question is, where do i get the tools to do this encryption and decryption, are they available in Linux?
 
 
thanks.
 
ywshum