More technical details: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Password-cracker-100-times-faster-with-an-SSD-950184.html
Apparently, at issue is the LM Hash algorithm that XP uses to store passwords: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_cracking#Weak_encryption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LM_hash The other issue is that whomever is doing the cracking needs the hash table of XP passwords, the equivalent of /etc/shadow on Linux systems. I don't know where passwords are stored on XP (in the registry?), but if the bad guys have the hash table aren't they already in your system? Regards, - Robert On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Theresa Kehoe <[email protected]> wrote: > "... was able to crack 14-digit WinXP passwords with special characters > in just 5.3 seconds." > > Dang! > > (here's the link) > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/12/password_cracking_on_crack/ > > Theresa -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
