Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu!john From: john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu (John R. Schutz) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Allow students to run password guessers? Message-ID: Date: 24 Jun 91 20:14:01 GMT References: <1991Jun24.041435.5423@athena.cs.uga.edu> <44260@fmsrl7.UUCP> <1991Jun24.173743.11003@Firewall.Nielsen.Com> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Organization: Those wacky, wacky fellas at UT's CSR Lines: 18 kdenning@genesis.Naitc.Com (Karl Denninger) writes: >Note, however, that COPS does NOT give you the "guessed" password. It only >tells you that the password was easily compromised, not WHAT it is. Arg arg, me matey. That is incorrect. See the -p option of pass.c. Did you not take time to read the source? Even if it wasn't there, it would not be hard to add. So a user would just have to install their own version of the password checker. For the record though, I am for users being able to run COPS. john -- | John R. Schutz | Email&NeXTmail: | | A learning NeXTie | john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu | | (512)328-0587 | The 23rd periodic element is Vanadium | | 3009 Hatley Dr., Austin, TX 78746 | 'V'. V is roman numeral for 5. Hmmm |