On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 22:49, suvoraj biswas wrote: > If the hacker be good in GNU/C\C++ programming, and knows the MD5 > algorithm then he can easily create a decryption program and so > easily can get the root password. So, in that sense, GRUB is also > insecure.
If u didnt know, MD5 is possibly on of the most uncrackable algos available. So, I think there should be several encryption algorithms > and the installer should ask the user to choose from this > list.Then the hacker can't guess which decryption technique to > use, though it is very troublesome. Isn't it? There are various authentication schemes u could choose from doc. You could use LDAP, Kerberos, NIS and what have u to authenticate users. It does exist this thingy that u want. > -Suvoraj /Sumeet -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sumeet Madhukar Moghe | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] C/O Mr PK Das, Ghola C Block, | Phone:+ 91 - 33 - 2595 1420 Opposite Checkpost, Sodepur, | + 91 - 33 - 2565 7575 Calcutta 700 110 - INDIA | Download PGP Pub Key http://www.geocities.com/flame_boy_81/pubkey.zip ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Seattle is so wet that people protect their property with watch-ducks. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
