How to check the current password algorithm in RHEL 7 and 8

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Issue

  • How to check the current password algorithm in RHEL 7 and 8
  • How we can find which password algorithm is set SHA256 or SHA512 ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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