RE: Password Cracking

From: Dave Aronson (spamtrap.secfocus_at_dja.mailme.org)
Date: 09/20/04

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Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:38:22 -0400

    Kenton Smith wrote:

    > If you are trying to crack a password because the user has forgotten
    > theirs, you may be going for a while if the password is a good one.

    Someone authorized to crack an individual user's password might also be
    authorized to reset it. In that case, what it *was* doesn't matter....

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