Password Pen Test for CICS on AIX

From: Jason Brooks (jbrooks_at_longwood.edu)
Date: 10/31/03

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To: pen-test@securityfocus.com

    Greetings,
             I am working for Longwood University's Information Security
    Department. We are planning to do some pen-testing on IBM's CICS system on
    AIX for password complexity, length, etc. I have been googling for a
    password cracker and general information on password storage in
    CICS. Having found nothing, I thought I would drop a line out to see if
    anyone on pen-test has any insight. My questions:
             1) Where does IBM's CICS application store passwords? What is
    the format?
             2) Is there a password cracker that can work against CICS,
    especially a password file, if it exists?

    Thanks,
    Jason Brooks

    Jason Brooks
    Information Security Technician
    IITS
    116 - B Coyner
    Longwood University
    201 High Street
    Farmville, VA 23901
    (434) 395-2796

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