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Re: Users Password



On Sun, 30 Aug 1998, Ben - Nes Michael wrote:

> Because i switch to other authentication system I need to get back all
> my users encrypted password form the passwd file (im talking on thousand
> + - ).
> If ill have to call each one of them ill probably die :-(

You mean *un*encrypted password, right? Because encrypted ones are already
there. Well, basically you have a big problem. Real one. UNIX password
scheme is designed to be irreversible, and it is. You may try running
Crack on your password file, buy if it succedes - you are in a big problem
here too, because you have weak passwords and are ready to fall prey to
first lazy teenager which has some spare time to spend before entering
IDF.

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