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How to Decrypt Shadow file in Qnx

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Name: swr_nagle
Date: May 30, 2003 at 07:28:28 Pacific
OS: Unix
CPU/Ram: qnx
Comment:

Everybody,

How do I decrypt shadow file, which contains encrypted passwords in Qnx?

Thanks,

swr_nagle




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Response Number 1
Name: David Perry
Date: May 30, 2003 at 07:42:11 Pacific
Reply:

the encryption is one way. You can encrypt a string and compare it to the stored encrypted string but you cannot decrypt it.


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Response Number 2
Name: H3g3m0n
Date: May 31, 2003 at 07:38:23 Pacific
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Which is why you use a program like john the ripper to try all the diffrent combos =)

http://www.openwall.com/john/

Not sure if it has QNX support though, are you just trying to decrypt a QNX shadow file or a shadow file on QNX.


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