Re: Craking Serv-u passwords stored in .ini file.

[Nigel Stepp <stepp () atistar net>]

Altheide, Cory B. (IARC) wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scovetta, Michael V [mailto:Michael.Scovetta () ca com] 
> > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:23 PM
> > To: Altheide, Cory B. (IARC); Jérôme ATHIAS; 
> > pen-test () securityfocus com
> > Subject: RE: Craking Serv-u passwords stored in .ini file.
> >
> >
> > I realize this is pedantic, but there's a fundamental 
> > difference between "cracking" MD5 and looking up pre-computed 
> > values.
[ snip ]
> The only real difference is by using precomputed tables you're front-loading
> your work and only doing computations that would normally be needlessly
> repetitive once.  Otherwise the "cracking," as it were, is the basically
> same.

I think the point in question is that you are not cracking *MD5*.  That 
would entail finding a weakness in the MD5 algorithm that allowed you to 
reverse the hash, or more easily find what created the hash you are 
looking at.

Using rainbow tables and such is just brute force, and doesn't have a 
lot to do with the specific hashing algorithm.

> -- Cory
>
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