Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 14:17:17 +0000 From: George Cox <gjvc@extremis.demon.co.uk> To: Irnest Schultz <irnest@mikros.co.za> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: User Passwords? Message-ID: <20000110141717.A3902@extremis.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <00fd01bf5b68$e2e5ca60$853a4092@mikros.co.za>; from irnest@mikros.co.za on Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 02:47:43PM %2B0200 References: <00fd01bf5b68$e2e5ca60$853a4092@mikros.co.za>
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On 10/01 14:47, Irnest Schultz wrote: > Is there a way in which I, as a System Administrator, can read the passwords > of the system users? If you use a password cracking tool, you can find out who is using poorly-chosen passwords. As a sysadmin, you should do this from time to time to ensure that your users are picking not-easily-crackable passwords. > What is backdoor login and how does one do it? How do one crack this > passwords? Can you please help me in this matter? It sounds like you have a lot of reading to do. Start at http://www.securityfocus.com best; gjvc -- [gjvc] 4.4BSD 4.ever! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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