Re: Etc/shadow file and john

[Sherwyn Williams <sherwill22 () tmail com>]

I am not certain, however way is the default for
Encrypting shadow passwords in unix and linux. System type is 
slackware.


On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:45, Leandro Reox wrote:
> An effective method to get passwords is to pass them trough specific
> generated rainbow tables with a tool like CAIN.
> Is this hash encrypted with md5 or another known hashing algorithm ?
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> Leandro Reox
> http://www.securearg.net/ Secure from the source
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sherwyn Williams [mailto:sherwill22 () tmail com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 1:57 PM
> To: pen-test () securityfocus com
> Subject: Etc/shadow file and john
>
> I am doing an assesment for passwords on a network, after getting the
> password file I piped the output to a text file, tried to run that
> against John and can't get any luck with the program. Do anyone here
> uses any other password programs, and is there a better format than a
> text file to store the out of the etc/shadow when trying to get the
> passes.
> Sherwyn Williams
> Technical Consultant
> Sherwill22 () tmail com
Sherwyn Williams
Technical Consultant
Sherwill22 () tmail com