1997-07-15 - Re: Fuck the Usenet Cabal
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From: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
To: “Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM” <dlv@bwalk.dm.com>
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Raw Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 01:02:55 -0700 (PDT)
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From: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 01:02:55 -0700 (PDT)
To: "Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM" <dlv@bwalk.dm.com>
Subject: Re: Fuck the Usenet Cabal
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> ObCrypto: I was offered a 76GB changer for $350. I thought of the following
> demo application: a user e-mails a piece of a Unix passwd file (password+salt)
> to a server, which looks up a password that works. Problem is, 76GB doesn't
> seem sufficient for the lookup table. :-( (Assume infinite time available
> on a fast box.)
I have to confess ignorance over the form of the password in the unix
passwd file, how much salt is used, does it vary from ?nix to ?nix or is it
pretty standard? Maybe a small(ish) lookup table/ dictionary attack could
be mounted using this.
Datacomms Technologies data security
Paul Bradley, Paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk
Paul@crypto.uk.eu.org, Paul@cryptography.uk.eu.org
Http://www.cryptography.home.ml.org/
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"Don`t forget to mount a scratch monkey"
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- 1997-07-13 (Sun, 13 Jul 1997 08:50:22 +0800) - Fuck the Usenet Cabal - dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
- 1997-07-15 (Tue, 15 Jul 1997 01:02:55 -0700 (PDT)) - Re: Fuck the Usenet Cabal - Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
- 1997-07-15 (Tue, 15 Jul 1997 19:41:44 +0800) - Re: Fuck the Usenet Cabal - dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
- 1997-07-15 (Tue, 15 Jul 1997 01:02:55 -0700 (PDT)) - Re: Fuck the Usenet Cabal - Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
- 1997-07-13 (Sun, 13 Jul 1997 08:50:22 +0800) - Fuck the Usenet Cabal - dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)