Re: unix passwords

From: Damian Menscher (menscher+security@uiuc.edu)
Date: 04/07/03

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    From: Damian Menscher <menscher+security@uiuc.edu>
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 07:33:09 GMT

    Ben Cameron <ben_cameron00@hotmail.com> wrote:
    > Can someone tell me in detail how and where unix stores user passwords
    > and password information or are there any good papers/websites about
    > this.

    Unix doesn't store passwords, only password hashes, typically in
    /etc/passwd or possibly in /etc/shadow.

    > I am doing some research for a University computer science security
    > report that I am writing.

    Google is your friend. Or, if you have access to a Unix system,
    read manpages. `man 3 crypt` should tell you a bit about the
    algorithm.

    Damian Menscher 

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