# File lib/simp/cli/config/utils.rb, line 88
    def encrypt_openldap_hash( string, salt=nil )
       require 'digest/sha1'
       require 'base64'

       # Ruby 1.8.7 hack to do Random.new.bytes(4):
       salt   = salt || (x = ''; 4.times{ x += ((rand * 255).floor.chr ) }; x)
       digest = Digest::SHA1.digest( string + salt )

       # NOTE: Digest::SHA1.digest in Ruby 1.9+ returns a String encoding in
       #       ASCII-8BIT, whereas all other Strings in play are UTF-8
       if RUBY_VERSION.split('.')[0..1].join('.').to_f > 1.8
         digest = digest.force_encoding( 'UTF-8' )
         salt   = salt.force_encoding( 'UTF-8' )
       end

       "{SSHA}"+Base64.encode64( digest + salt ).chomp
    end