Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 00:15:23 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: mudman <mudman@R181204.resnet.ucsb.edu> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/pwd.db Message-ID: <20010302001523.A48384@mollari.cthul.hu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.30.0103020002060.6709-100000@R181204.resnet.ucsb.edu>; from mudman@R181204.resnet.ucsb.edu on Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 12:13:19AM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.4.30.0103020002060.6709-100000@R181204.resnet.ucsb.edu>
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--qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 12:13:19AM -0800, mudman wrote: > However, I think pwd.db is encrypted, right? Even then, since remote root No - it's just a binary database for faster access. It doesn't however contain any passwords, being generated from /etc/passwd (spwd.db is the one with the passwords, coming from master.passwd) Kris --qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6n1abWry0BWjoQKURArEPAJ9gBBb/ZJbSyRsIIncF76fJI5lpHQCgjFod Q6d6B+M7lVatG2mtHSPBKeA= =B7Bf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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