Re: etc/passwd file
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Date: 28 Oct 2002 17:44:09 GMT
"tina" <comp5019@hotmail.com> writes:
]why is the /etc/passwd file not hidden
]to make the system more secure?
Because it is the main translation table between user name and user id,
which is used by loads of programs.
On many systems the passwords are hidden in /etc/shadow
But password hiding is a very insecure form of security. It adds a
layer, which can always be helpful, but it is not a very secure layer.
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