sir, is it really impossible or just too hard for the normal computer but easy for the NSA computer.
related: why are the contents of /etc/shadow longer for more recent versions of redhat than it was with redhat 5? thanks, win Pablo Manalastas said: > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >> any idea how i can recovery a passord on FREEBSD? please email me @ >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The crypt() function that converts a plaintext password to encrypted > password prior to installation of the encrypted password in either > /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, is not invertible. That is, given an > encrypted password there is no way of getting the plain text > password. Of course you can use a program like "crack" that tries > thousands of dictionary words, common names, birthdays, etc., encrypts > these using the crypt() function and compares the encrypted result > with the one from /etc/shadow. Sometimes you get lucky and guess > the password this way. But that is not really "inverting". > > If you forgot your password, there is no way of "recovering" it. > Just tell your system administrator, who can create a new password > for you, and then tell you what this new password is. > > P~Manalastas > > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- "There is no security in life, just opportunities." Douglas McArthur -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
