Re: [LI] Password

[Sharad Joshi <sharadj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, vineet punetha wrote:

+ 	where can I get "crack" from ? ;P
+ 

U can make your own program of cracking the passwds :0. Just use
words in <your_location>/dict/DICT.INDEX as a start, encrypt those using
available encryption prog, and start comparing those encrypted passwds in
/etc/passwd. Add more intelligence to your prog and chances are that
you will crack a few careless or dumb users passwds. (The brute force
method :) )

Dont ask me where to get the encrytion prog, i forgot the location.

Of course there is a lot more to cracking passwds than this, but the fun
doubles when you use your own methods.

But lemme warn you, sys admins dont like crackers very much. The law isn't
much supportive or understanding either. So instead of breaking passwds,
if u end up breaking stones, dont blame this nice list for your sins :)

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