Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!uceng!schriste From: schriste@uceng.UC.EDU (Steven V. Christensen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: how are password encryped? Message-ID: <6686@uceng.UC.EDU> Date: 11 Nov 90 04:47:36 GMT References: <13507@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> <1990Nov9.095039.20561@newcastle.ac.uk> <11101@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati, College of Engg. Lines: 25 clarke@ives.cs.colostate.edu (Charles Clarke) writes: >For the passwords, the 'key' is easily obtainable. It is the salt .... >As was pointed out, you do not care who knows the encryption algorithm >(in this case, you do not care who knows about the key either) >Looking at the source for crypt(3) is a way to see what the modified DES >looks like, but expect to get a headache. A though just occurring--- since the sources for the encryption algorithms are available, why hasn't anyone written a decrypter? Is the algorithm that "one way"ish? >Happy hacking! >charles Steven -- Steven V. Christensen U.C. College of Eng. schriste@uceng.uc.edu For the adventurous: svc@elf0.uucp