On 30 Sep 1998, Ole J. Tetlie wrote:
>The simplest approach: Get the encrypted password from
>/etc/passwd or /etc/shadow. (If you use shadow you shan't be
>able to read it without being root - a good thing).
>Then you just start generating all combinations of legal
>passwords, crypt'ing them and c
*-Phillip Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
|
| I would like to try security. I have create an account here for user
| `secure'. For the password i have insert a word of 8 word-character. Now, how
| can i login as secure?? How can i guess the password ??
I hope noone flogs me for this, but those already
PS: tha 8 charachter passwords i have insert it without lokking in the
keyboard, so i dont know it
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/ /
/ Phillip Neumann /
Hello,
Well thanks, i didnt knew that `password' was so a simple password.
I had my roots password insecure too, anyway i have no much interesting over
here...
I would like to try security. I have create an account here for user
`secure'. For the password i have insert a word
Phillip Neumann wrote:
>
> Ed Cogburn wrote:
>
> >
> > > I have now my password as `password123`. I still want to put it as
> > > `password`..
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> >
> > If you are really unconcerned with security, then why use a
> > password at
> > all? Just hit Enter for t
On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Phillip Neumann wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Dont be so innocent ;-), of course i have not put my password as ``password''
>, it was just
>an example...
>
as far as an intruder is concerned, any dictionary word or close
companion is as easy to guess as "password". Any dictionary word
Ed Cogburn wrote:
>
> > I have now my password as `password123`. I still want to put it as
> > `password`..
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
>
> If you are really unconcerned with security, then why use a password
> at
> all? Just hit Enter for the password (it will complain; just confirm
> it)
On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Phillip Neumann wrote:
[ snip ]
: I have now my password as `password123`. I still want to put it as
`password`..
I really hope this machine isn't connected to the Internet :)
Log in as root. Type:
echo 'filsin:password' | chpasswd
All done.
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Nathan Norm
Phillip Neumann wrote:
>
> Jason Herring Dale Davis wrote:
>
> > I believe that if you just enter your simple password the program will
> > say that it is too simple if you really want to use that password then
> > just enter it in again this time it should go on and
Jason Herring Dale Davis wrote:
> I believe that if you just enter your simple password the program will
> say that it is too simple if you really want to use that password then
> just enter it in again this time it should go on and ask you to reenter
> the password and yo
DAVID B. TEAGUE wrote:
> Horacio writes:
>
> > > This maybe a stupid question, but i want to change my password. When
> > > putting `passwd' linux askme for the new password. I put it in, and
> > > linux said it is too simple what can i do for linux dont say me
> > > that? Currently i have NO
ion mark, like * or $ or _
>between. Deliberately mispell one or both of the words. Make sure
>whatever you use isn't in the dictionary.
if you really insist on using a 'simple password' there are a couple of
ways of going about it, none of which I'd recommend over c
Horacio writes:
> > This maybe a stupid question, but i want to change my password. When
> > putting `passwd' linux askme for the new password. I put it in, and
> > linux said it is too simple what can i do for linux dont say me
> > that? Currently i have NO password, so i dont understand why
> Hello,
>
>
> This maybe a stupid question, but i want to change my password. When
> putting `passwd' linux askme for the new password. I put it in, and
> linux said it is too simple what can i do for linux dont say me
> that? Currently i have NO password, so i dont understand why linux say
Hello,
This maybe a stupid question, but i want to change my password. When
putting `passwd' linux askme for the new password. I put it in, and
linux said it is too simple what can i do for linux dont say me
that? Currently i have NO password, so i dont understand why linux say
the new i writ
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