/_vti_pvt/users.pwd question

From: Robert Bruce (robert.bruce_at_anwarcapital.com)
Date: 11/06/03

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Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:36:11 -0000

    Hi all

    Whilst doing an internal penetration test on our private network, I
    picked up the below web file:

    + /_vti_pvt/users.pwd - these contain passwords encrypted with unix
    crypt() (GET)

    Upon looking in the file I get this value:

    QSI8R7k5dLPOE

    I put this into a passwd file and ran it against John the Ripper which
    detected it as DES encrypted text. I ran DES running for over a week but
    it was not able to crack this value?

    Any ideas..I am doing something wrong, (PS. I ran it on a 4 CPU powerful
    Compaq server).

    Cheers
    Robert Bruce ESA
    Anwar Capital

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