On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 09:37, Burke, Thomas G. wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > passords are encrypted (normally) with a simple one-way hashing > algorithm - the encrypting key is included in the stuff that's in the > result. If you install shadow passwords, the password file is > "ghosted" to another directory, and encrypted differently (using > libcrypt, I think) >
The crypt is the same (either DES, or MD5) it just moves the password crypt to a file that is only readable by root. Before shadow files all the crypted passwords were just stored in /etc/passwd making it very easy to grab the list of crypted passwords and run crack (or your other favorite brute force tool) against it. - andrew > > > - -----Original Message----- > From: admir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Passwd File > > > Hi, > > I am new to linux and right now I am studying it. I read that > password in > the "passwd" file are noet encrepted. > > I also opend it ones with pico and it was in clear text. > > I tried to open it today and clear text was gone. I can only see a > ''X" in > password place. > > What is going on? How can I get my clear text passwords back? > > Greetings, > > Admir > > > > > > > - -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.5.3 > > iQA/AwUBPtS7n9PjBkUEZx5AEQKBOQCeOtc5UJHLlWf7YOt76H9EbuQlugAAoOwr > oCB9yOzzzPisC2H8Kj8669Fi > =PMRb > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list