Sorry Weiss. I have no interest in consulting you nor violating Federal law(s). ;) Regards, Nikhil. > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Benjamin J. Weiss > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 11:44 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: decrypting htpasswd > > > Mulley, Nikhil wrote: > > >[I am not talking abt Cracking..] This is however to say > that I ensure my security and warn others abt their security as well.. > >as earlier said ..the password file has two fields... > >Username:Password > >the password is in DES (hashed)Encryption format.. > >so I think there is a way to Rip it with John... > > > > > 1) If you intentionally acquired this file without the > permission of the > server's owner, you have violated federal law. > 2) If you accidentally acquired this file and then attempt to > crack the > password, you have violated federal law. > > If you truly came upon this file accidentally and you want to > warn the > owners about their security, simply give them a copy of the file you > captured and then delete it. > > I work for a state law-enforcement agency. If you wish assistance in > contacting the server owners, please contact me off-list. > > Benjamin Weiss > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
