Re: [LI] Password

[Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Aug 17, 1999 at 10:07:02PM +0530, Sumit Rangwala wrote:
> Hello 
> 
>         Can any body tell me is there any way to know the real password 
>   if i have the encrypted one.

Don't try this at home without supervision :)

Look for a program called "crack". There is no way to convert 
encrypted->decrypted. Most programs work by guessing and then 
encrypting the guess and comparing the two encrypted passwords.

	-Arun

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