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passwd file - which language is this?
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<blockquote data-quote="prenz" data-source="post: 652389" data-attributes="member: 324163"><p>The encoded line is generated by a non-reversible encryption of the password the original user has input (the time he installed the system or last used the 'passwd' command).</p><p></p><p>Every subsequent time you log on to a linux-system, the password you enter is encrypted the same way, and then result gets compared against /etc/passwd. </p><p></p><p>To cut the story short: you simply can't decode passwords off /etc/passwd, it's mathematically proven impossible (and that's the way it should be - this is about security, as has been already stated here). You want to hack someone's account without them noticing it - find another way...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="prenz, post: 652389, member: 324163"] The encoded line is generated by a non-reversible encryption of the password the original user has input (the time he installed the system or last used the 'passwd' command). Every subsequent time you log on to a linux-system, the password you enter is encrypted the same way, and then result gets compared against /etc/passwd. To cut the story short: you simply can't decode passwords off /etc/passwd, it's mathematically proven impossible (and that's the way it should be - this is about security, as has been already stated here). You want to hack someone's account without them noticing it - find another way... [/QUOTE]
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