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From: peram@cs.tamu.edu (Suresh B Peram)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Finding Passwords
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Date: 19 Sep 90 04:53:24 GMT
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Some of my friends are challenging me
saying that they will be ale to tell
my password in a relatively short time.

Is it possible to break passwords so
easily in Unix Systems ?  Is it
possible to "catch" passwords while
they are being typed at the terminal ?

Suresh Peram