des_crypt.3, encrypt.3: The functions described in these pages are removed in glibc...

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 .SH VERSIONS
 These functions are present in
 glibc 2.1 and later.
+.SH VERSIONS
+Because they employ the DES block cipher,
+which is no longer considered secure,
+.BR ecb_crypt (),
+.BR ecb_crypt (),
+.BR crypt_r (),
+and
+.BR des_setparity ()
+were removed in glibc 2.28.
+Applications should switch to a modern cryptography library, such as
+.BR libgcrypt .
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
 .BR attributes (7).